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butt end

noun

Definitions

  1. The thick end of something.

    • With the butt end of an admonitory pencil he indicated the unopened trap.

  2. The windowless end of a building.

    • Opposite the signal the line on one side is shut in by a high blank wall; on the other side are houses, but coming below the butt-end of a scullery the signal does not happen to be visible from any road or from any window.

  3. To jab (a player) with the knob of a hockey stick (incurring a penalty).

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA