butt end

Gun stock terminus

The butt end is the thicker, blunter, or heavier end of something—the bottom of a rifle stock, the unsharpened end of a tool handle, the stub of a finished cigarette.

In hockey, the butt end is the top of the stick shaft, and striking with it draws a penalty.

He flipped the knife and struck with the butt end of the handle.

final-segment

tail

Rear animal appendage

remnant · heel · stump · dregs · rump

blunt-side

handle

Part for gripping

  • gripSecure manual hold
  • stockGoods kept for sale
  • baseSupporting bottom structure

pommel · hilt · haft · shank · tang · heel · stub · nub · backside · proximal

unfinished

raw

In original state

crude · unshaped · unworked · untrimmed · unmilled · coarse · natural · unprocessed · ragged · splintered

Categories
Opposites
position on elongated object

butt endtip

End or gratuity

business end · point · head · muzzle · working end

Family

end, butt, ending, button, butter, butler, buttress, buttock, butting

Familiarity
Top 200,000
Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G