Gunshot, a. Made by the shot of a gun.
Gunsmith, s. A man whose trade is to make guns.
Gunstick, s. obs. The rammer.
Gunstock, s. The wood to which the barrel of a gun is fixed. Vide Stock.
To repair a broken stock.—See then, I first put a little glue between the fractured parts, and then tie them strongly round. Hand me that gimlet. Now we have a hole right through, at right angles with the grasp;—dip that peg in glue, and hand it over to me—so now we have it driven tight in. I let loose the string at one end, and begin to bind the stock with this waxed thread, leaving the glue that has oozed from the sides of the wood to lay hold of the thread—so now it is finished off like a cricket-bat. Let us borrow a small strip of ribband of the hostess, to bind over and prevent our friend’s hand from being stuck to the stock. Enough; I will venture to say that the bandage would remain firm much longer than it will be left there; and though the grasp of the gun is a little thicker, it will not much matter, and it is but a make-shift after all.—Hints to Grown Sportsman.
Gurgitting, s. In falconry, act of suffocation in hawks.
Gust, s. A sudden violent burst of wind.
Gut, s. The long pipe reaching with many convolutions from the stomach to the vent; the stomach, the receptacle of food.
Gut, v. To eviscerate, to draw; to take out the inside.
Gwinniad, s. The name of a fish.