butt end

butt end
noun
thick end of the handle
Syn: ↑butt
Hypernyms: ↑stock
Hyponyms: ↑rifle butt

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noun
Etymology: butt (VI)
1. : the thicker or handle end
2. : an unused or remaining portion : fag end

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butt1 (defs. 1, 2).
[1950-55]

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butt end,
1. the butt, extremity, or thicker end of a thing.
2. Figurative. the concluding part.

Useful english dictionary. 2012.

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