butt end
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of butt end
First recorded in 1950–55
Example Sentences
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"Looked like it could have been the butt end come up. ... Let the league look at it and let them see what they think."
From Fox News
“Looked like it could have been the butt end come up. … Let the league look at it and let them see what they think.”
From Washington Times
Like other game systems, slip the sensor onto the butt end of a standard grip using the appropriate attachment.
From Golf Digest
Los Angeles was the butt end, where we’d spat it out with our mouths tasting of ashes, but a genial failure of a place for all that.”
From Los Angeles Times
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
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