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buttstroke

noun

Etymology

From butt + stroke.

  1. derived from *streyg-✻ — “to rub, stroke; to shear; to strike”
  2. inherited from *straikaz✻ — “stroke”
  3. inherited from *straik✻
  4. inherited from strāc
  5. inherited from strok
  6. compounded as buttstroke — “butt + stroke”

Definitions

  1. The act of striking a person with the butt of a rifle.

    • In the video game Halo, buttstrokes do the same damage regardless of the weapon you use.

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