"drop at comb" meaning in All languages combined

See drop at comb on Wiktionary

Noun [English]

Forms: drops at comb [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun|~|drops at comb}} drop at comb (countable and uncountable, plural drops at comb)
  1. (firearms) The vertical distance between the top of the shotgun's rib (barrel) and the top of the stock at the comb, where the shooter's cheek rests. Tags: countable, uncountable

Inflected forms

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