ˈtip-stock
[f. tip n.1 or v.2 + stock n.]
A form of gun-stock: see quots.
| 1891 Cent. Dict., Tip-stock, the movable tip or fore end of a gunstock, situated under the barrel or barrels, especially when it is a separate piece, in front of the breech or trigger-guard. A hinged or detachable tip-stock is required for breech-loaders which break in the vertical plane. 1895 Funk's Standard Dict. s.v. Tip1, v., Tip-stock, a gun⁓stock arranged to hinge or tip, as for convenience in loading. |