the wooden portion of a rifle buttstock, or wood used for constructing the rear support of a firearm.
Compound of 'butt' (the rear portion) and 'wood' (the material), directly descriptive of the primary material in firearm stocks.
Premium buttwood—walnut or hardwood—became status symbols on firearms, as much aesthetic as functional. A hunter's rifle was part identity, part tool.
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