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butt end
noun as in end
noun as in end
noun as in rump
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And remember, in political terms, 40 is the butt end of a massive landslide.
Having pruned it roughly, he placed the butt end in warm ashes, night after night, to season.
Tarling stooped and picked the butt end of a cigar out of the hearth.
Then, as he hesitated, I brought down the butt-end of my whip on his fingers, and with an oath bade him stand off.
I said sharply bringing round the butt end of my whipstick upon the wrist.
Indeed, once or twice, when they pressed him too close, he menaced them with the butt end of his long whip-handle.
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On this page you'll find 109 synonyms, antonyms, and words related to butt end, such as: side, bit, dregs, fragment, leaving, and lees.
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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