Subscriber login


Forgot your password?

Library card login

Other

cheekpiece

Syllabification: (cheek·piece)
Pronunciation: /ˈCHēkˌpēs/

Definition of cheekpiece

noun

  • a part of an object that covers or rests on the cheek, in particular.
  • the portion of the stock of a rifle or shotgun that rests against the face when aiming from the shoulder.
  • either of the two straps of a horse’s bridle joining the bit and the headpiece.
  • a bar on a horse’s bit that lies outside the mouth.

cheekpiece in other Oxford dictionaries

Definition of cheekpiece in the British & World English dictionary
  |  Cite

Word of the day

kempt

/ kɛm(p)t /
adjective
maintained in a neat and clean condition …