butt end

Noun

Meaning

thick end of the handle

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There is no arguing with Johnson, for if his pistol misses fire, he knocks you down with the butt end of it. Oliver Goldsmith

The smoking butt end of the year, November's dark iron has come to Tarker's Mills. Stephen King

; Extended rest : Similar to the regular rest, but with a mechanism at the butt end which makes it possible to extend the rest by up to three feet. Source: Internet

And if it wasn't the butt end of a bullwhip, it could have been shoes, belt buckles, fists, plenty of things it's legal to be in public with. Source: Internet

He whacked the lead cow with the butt end of his lance and found Bessie’s Andrew there on the other side to encourage them a bit more. Source: Internet

The butt end of the cue is of larger circumference and is intended to be gripped by a player's hand. Source: Internet

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