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noun
the front part or end of a tool, weapon, etc., with which the work is done or from which a missile is ejected, as opposed to the handle or butt: the business end of a revolver; the business end of a screwdriver.
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Origin of business end

First recorded in 1875–80
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business end

noun
informal the part of a tool or weapon that does the work, as contrasted with the handle
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