butt end
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of butt end
First recorded in 1950–55
Example Sentences
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“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
The irons are new as well, but Garcia has stuck with a familiar protocol with them, implementing 30-gram weights in the butt end of the grip to counterbalance them.
From Golf Digest ● Apr. 8, 2017
The butt end of a spear fell on his back as he blundered among them.
From "Lord of the Flies" by William Golding
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