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underlugs

underlugs is the plural of underlug.

Meaning of underlug

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.

Questions about underlugs

What is underlugs the plural of?
Underlugs is the plural of underlug.

Words near underlugs in the dictionary

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

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