gunstock war club

noun

A Native American wooden club once used for war, now used ceremonially, with the appearance of the wooden stock of a European North American colonial era musket, with a metal knife blade attached to the clubbing end.

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Meanings

noungunstock war club (plural gunstock war clubs)

plural gunstock war clubs

  1. A Native American wooden club once used for war, now used ceremonially, with the appearance of the wooden stock of a European North American colonial era musket, with a metal knife blade attached to the clubbing end.

Origin

From gunstock + war club.

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APA

gunstock war club. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/gunstock%20war%20club

MLA

“gunstock war club.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/gunstock%20war%20club. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “gunstock war club,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/gunstock%20war%20club.

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