"butt end" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: butt ends [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} butt end (plural butt ends)
  1. The thick end of something.
    Sense id: en-butt_end-en-noun-Ic7vgC1p Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 66 34 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 69 31 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 77 23

Verb

Forms: butt ends [present, singular, third-person], butt ending [participle, present], butt ended [participle, past], butt ended [past]
Head templates: {{en-verb}} butt end (third-person singular simple present butt ends, present participle butt ending, simple past and past participle butt ended)
  1. (ice hockey, transitive) To jab (a player) with the knob of a hockey stick (incurring a penalty). Tags: transitive Categories (topical): Ice hockey
    Sense id: en-butt_end-en-verb-sTfFOsnF Topics: hobbies, ice-hockey, lifestyle, skating, sports

Inflected forms

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