butt end
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of butt end
First recorded in 1950–55
Example Sentences
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Take the club back until the butt end of the shaft is pointing downward at the ball.
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
Osha used the butt end of her spear to lever herself back to her feet.
From "A Game of Thrones" by George R.R. Martin
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