drop at comb in English

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        "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."
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          "rib",
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        ],
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        ],
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          "shooter",
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        "(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."
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        "tools",
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"drop at comb" meaning in English

Noun

Inflected forms