butt plate
noun
a protective plate on the butt end of a gunstock, usually of metal.
Words nearby butt plate
butt chisel,
butt end,
butt hinge,
butt in,
butt joint,
butt plate,
butt shaft,
butt stroke,
butt weld,
butt-dial,
butt-fuck
Example sentences from the Web for butt plate
Bending over, Rand could see the imprint of the Mauser butt-plate on Rivers's jaw; on the butt-plate itself were traces of blood.
Murder in the Gunroom |Henry Beam PiperIn our time we were required to keep all their metal parts (except the butt-plate) as bright and shining as new silver dollars.
The Story of a Common Soldier of Army Life in the Civil War, 1861-1865 |Leander Stillwell
British Dictionary definitions for butt plate
butt plate
noun
a plate made usually of metal and attached to the butt end of a gunstock