underlug

noun — 2 senses

underlug

noun

Etymology From under- + lug.

1

Engineering, Firearms, Government, Military, Natural sciences, Physical sciences, Politics, Tools, War, Weaponry 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

Engineering, Firearms, Government, Military, Natural sciences, Physical sciences, Politics, Tools, War, Weaponry The metal shroud underneath the barrel of a revolver that surrounds and protects the extractor rod.

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