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underlug

underlug 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

underlug (plural underlugs)

  1. 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.
  2. The metal shroud underneath the barrel of a revolver that surrounds and protects the extractor rod.

Forms of underlug

pluralunderlugs

Origin of underlug

From under- + lug.

Questions about underlug

What does underlug mean?
Underlug means 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.
What part of speech is underlug?
Underlug is a noun.
What is the plural of underlug?
The plural of underlug is underlugs.

Words near underlug in the dictionary

  1. underlubricate
  2. underlubricated
  3. underlubricates
  4. underlubricating
  5. underlubrication
  6. underlug
  7. underlugs
  8. underluminosity
  9. underluminous
  10. underly
  11. underlye

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