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  • noun military, slang The act of striking a person with the butt of a rifle

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Examples

  • Krueger leapt forward and gave the shambler a buttstroke across the temple.

    Thunder and Ashes Z.A. Recht 2008

  • NOW I know why they taught us the "buttstroke to the head" in Basic Training.

    bluemeany Diary Entry bluemeany 2005

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