butt end
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of butt end
First recorded in 1950–55
Example Sentences
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Center Evgeny Kuznetsov then was slow to get up after the butt end of Penguins center Jeff Carter’s stick caught him in the side midway through the middle frame.
From Washington Post • Feb. 1, 2022
“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
The complete, 13-club system includes lightweight sensors that go into the butt end of each grip, and compiles data on every shot you hit.
From Golf Digest • Apr. 30, 2018
But the butt end of the handle, the pommel, was inspired by a sword in the 1993 martial arts movie “The Bride with White Hair.”
From Washington Times • Mar. 30, 2017
Styx stared into the butt end of the little white stick.
From "The Season of Styx Malone" by Kekla Magoon
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