butt end
Example Sentences
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That graphite-steel combo helps reposition 40 grams in the head and butt end of the shaft for a higher balance point designed to produce a more consistent tempo to your stroke.
From Golf Digest • Feb. 13, 2020
“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
“Young man, my three years at the butt end of an M16 checked that box,” Corallo, an Army veteran, is quoted as responding.
From Washington Post • Mar. 12, 2019
Saturday night, Anderson was like the butt end of a swinging log, lowering his shoulder and blasting into tacklers with punishing abandon.
From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 13, 2019
The butt end of a spear fell on his back as he blundered among them.
From "Lord of the Flies" by William Golding
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
