butt end
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of butt end
First recorded in 1950–55
Example Sentences
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While rotating your entire body toward the target, pull the butt end of the club toward the ball, keeping your left hand palm down and your trail hand palm up.
From Golf Digest ● Aug. 12, 2019
“Young man, my three years at the butt end of an M16 checked that box,” Corallo replied, according to author Vicky Ward.
From Salon ● Mar. 13, 2019
“Young man, my three years at the butt end of an M16 checked that box,” Corallo, an Army veteran, is quoted as responding.
From Washington Post ● Mar. 12, 2019
Saturday night, Anderson was like the butt end of a swinging log, lowering his shoulder and blasting into tacklers with punishing abandon.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 13, 2019
“On what part, Dr. Whitman? The butt end? The hook?”
From "Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel" by David Guterson
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