Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

underlug

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
un-der-lug
IPA
10
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
3
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

One of the locking lugs on a break-action firearm that extend from the bottom of the barrels under the chamber(s) and connect into the receiver bottom.

noun

The metal shroud underneath the barrel of a revolver that surrounds and protects the extractor rod.

Etymology

From under- + lug.

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

underlugs (plural)

Questions

What does underlug mean?
One of the locking lugs on a break-action firearm that extend from the bottom of the barrels under the chamber(s) and connect into the receiver bottom.
Where does underlug come from?
From under- + lug.

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