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
Note how the butt end of the club has moved up and away from the ball.
From Golf Digest ● Aug. 22, 2017
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
“On what part, Dr. Whitman? The butt end? The hook?”
From "Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel" by David Guterson
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