| 单词 | gunstock |
| 例句 | The gunstock slammed back against my shoulder, and such a long streak of fire spouted from the gun barrel that it blinded me for a second; I couldn’t see a thing. Old Yeller 1956-01-01T00:00:00Z After that he rubbed and polished the gunstock until the wood of it was bright and shining, too. Little House in the Big Woods 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z Gun-rights activists are claiming victory after the Trump administration withdrew new guidance that could have effectively outlawed stabilizing braces, which resemble gunstocks and attach to pistols to steady the shooters’ aim. ‘Great victory’: Gun-rights activists celebrate as Trump administration pulls stabilizing-brace ban 2020-12-30T05:00:00Z Some versions feature fine, hand-finished woods; a gunstock grain finish and custom carvings. Great outdoors meets Great Beyond: Sportsmen and hunters now opt for the ‘Camo Casket’ 2015-01-03T05:00:00Z When the fighting stopped the few "Lambs" who were left leaned panting on their carbines, blood dripping from the gunstocks, surveying the tangled mass of dead and dying. Woven with the Ship A Novel of 1865 2012-03-12T03:00:26.883Z Felix kept his eyes fixed on the top of that stumpy chimney, and his gunstock was already fast against his shoulder. Rocky Mountain Boys Camping in the Big Game Country 2011-10-21T02:00:18.430Z Blue lumps as large as biscuits had formed on the right shoulders of the dragoons, from bringing gunstocks against them continually. Pan Michael An Historical Novel of Poland, the Ukraine, and Turkey. 2011-09-10T02:00:24.983Z Fifty horsemen rode in advance musket in hand, each man with his gunstock on his thigh. The Deluge, Vol. II. (of 2) An Historical Novel of Poland, Sweden, and Russia. 2011-09-05T02:00:23.933Z My hand trembled as he spoke; but the next instant it was of a piece with my gunstock. Midnight Webs 2011-07-29T02:00:30.077Z "By George!" cried the latter at last, striking his gunstock in the ground. A Cadet's Honor Mark Mallory's Heroism 2011-05-15T02:00:10.653Z "Smell, smell!" he commanded, placing the blood stained gunstock close to the dog's nose. Hawk Eye The fugitives crowded to his side, eager, grasping their gunstocks, and peering with intent eyes through the darkness in the direction in which he pointed. Cudjo's Cave The girl drew back, then charged like a little fury on the gunstocks and bosoms of the troopers, pounding them with her fists. Orphans of the Storm After a third furious onslaught which ended in the cat’s being knocked over by a lucky stroke from Jud’s gunstock, the animal seemed to conclude that the combat was too unequal. The Banner Boy Scouts Snowbound A Tour on Skates and Iceboats And he fell to rubbing the gunstock with dirty thumb. The Maids of Paradise The heron watched it till within a couple of feet, then struck quick as thought, darting its bill against the hard walnut of the gunstock. When Life Was Young At the Old Farm in Maine In fact he is thinking of using dynamite to blow it up and market the wood in Batavia for gunstocks at the gun factory there. Northern Nut Growers Association Report of the Proceedings at the 13th Annual Meeting Rochester, N.Y. September, 7, 8 and 9, 1922 In Japan the wood is sometimes used for gunstocks but only because better material is unavailable. Northern Nut Growers Association Incorporated 39th Annual Report at Norris, Tenn. September 13-15 1948 Then the naked form of an Indian appeared; another, another; the militia, disconcerted and surprised, struck at them with their gunstocks, wavered, turned, and ran toward us. The Reckoning Black walnut is so plentiful and so easy for the carpenter to work that this wood has been used freely for gunstocks and furniture, and even in barns, fences, and porches. Blue Ridge Country He limped badly—a gunstock had struck him on the thigh—and he had a flesh wound in his left arm. The Cryptogram A Story of Northwest Canada The franc-tireur nodded with a ghastly smile and glanced down at his dripping gunstock. Lorraine A romance On the other hand, trees of 14 inch d. b. h. and up are in demand and are playing a patriotic role in furnishing material for use by the armed forces, namely gunstocks. Northern Nut Growers Association Thirty-Fourth Annual Report 1943 Tom, starting up from a nap, gripped the gunstock. A Busy Year at the Old Squire's We only use that for furniture, gunstocks, that sort of thing. Four-Day Planet It furnished material for gunstocks the same as in previous wars, but in the World War it rendered what was considered by eminent authority, a greater service in supplying propellors for aeroplanes. Northern Nut Growers Association, Report Of The Proceedings At The Tenth Annual Meeting. Battle Creek, Michigan, December 9 and 10, 1919 Early in the last century as much as $3,000 was paid for a single large tree for the making of gunstocks. English Walnuts What You Need to Know about Planting, Cultivating and Harvesting This Most Delicious of Nuts Dirzed's face, normally the color of a good walnut gunstock, turned almost black. Last Enemy O’Brien had been growing progressively distraught, and his face now had the gray-over-brown hue of a walnut gunstock that has been out in the rain all day. Little Fuzzy He filed a claim for pension in 1881, in which he alleged that he was struck with a gunstock upon his head and injured in October, 1864. A Compilation of the Messages and Papers of the Presidents Volume 8, part 3: Grover Cleveland, First Term I stammered, and struck at it blindly with my gunstock. Famous Modern Ghost Stories The provident folk of those days planted them with the purpose of having their own gunstocks cut out of the wood when the tree was thrown. The Amateur Poacher People believed that he was perpetually haunted by the ghost of a young man whom, after he had shot, he had beaten to death with his gunstock, and then flung down a crevasse. Lippincott's Magazine of Popular Literature and Science Volume 11, No. 27, June, 1873 His friends had put him out apprentice to a gunstock maker, to which he served out his time honestly and with a good character. Lives of the Most Remarkable Criminals Who have been Condemned and Executed for Murder, the Highway, Housebreaking, Street Robberies, Coining or other offences This fire exhausted the powder of the Americans, and when the British troops were brought up for the third attack, the Americans fell back, fighting desperately with gunstocks and stones. A School History of the United States The old man drove his gunstock down Upon the young man’s head;And side by side, by the water brown, Those yeomen twain lay dead. Andromeda and Other Poems But at the same time the painted defenders rose with a yell, and beat back their assailants with gunstock and hatchet. The Raid from Beausejour; and How the Carter Boys Lifted the Mortgage There was no key, but they beat it in with their gunstocks, whilst shriek after shriek came from within. The Last Galley Impressions and Tales The door was barred and this having been tested, there was a hail of gunstock blows upon it with orders to open and blasphemous threats as to the consequences of refusal. The Duke of Stockbridge It is of no consequence," replied Robert Hagburn; "a scratch on my left arm from an officer's sword, with whose head my gunstock made instant acquaintance. Septimius Felton, or, the Elixir of Life The bad man in the West ____ his gunstock each time he shot a tenderfoot. The Century Vocabulary Builder On the instant a blow from Will's gunstock brought him to the ground, and Hutchings grabbed the revolver. The Raid from Beausejour; and How the Carter Boys Lifted the Mortgage The walnut trees cut in Italy and France to furnish gunstocks to the American army, during our late civil war, would alone have formed a considerable forest. The Earth as Modified by Human Action The only signs of luxury were here and there a well-carved ebony stick, and a gunstock resplendent with brass tacks. Two Trips to Gorilla Land and the Cataracts of the Congo Volume 2 The white ants had not only eaten up bodily the box in which the guns were packed, but they had also eaten the gunstocks. How I Found Livingstone; travels, adventures, and discoveres in Central Africa, including an account of four months' residence with Dr. Livingstone, by Henry M. Stanley Only hear how the gunstocks beat against the door! Marie Antoinette and Her Son With equal swiftness, Brady brought his gunstock to his shoulder. The Hermit of Far End Turning gunstocks was, of course, only one of the many uses of Blanchard's copying lathe. The Age of Invention : a chronicle of mechanical conquest But there was no mark of gunstock or other weapon where he sat; and why was he wearing boots? Rolf in the Woods |
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