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butt-end
▪ I. butt-end, n. (ˈbʌt ˈɛnd) [f. butt n.3, n.7 + end.] 1. a. = butt n.3 (and now more frequent).1580 North Plutarch (1676) 955 Leptines..took a Halbard..and with the butt end of it drew on the ground that which he would. 1611 Chapman May Day Wks. 1873 II. 339 The butt end of a shoemakers horn. 1677...
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butt-ended
ˈbutt-ended, a. [f. butt-end n. + -ed2.] Having a blunt end; having ends that butt or come flat, the one against the other.1897 Kipling Capt. Cour. v. 124 Standez awayez, you butt-ended mucho bono! 1898 Cycling 72 A hopeless single-tube tyre may be slit open at the valve and a butt-ended air-tube in...
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Worsted
Worsted-spun yarns, used to create worsted fabric, are spun from fibres that have been combed, to ensure that the fibres all run the same direction, butt-end
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2. cheep to replace ($3 for a new set of covers) 3. cymbals last longer (the polyurethane covers are softer than wood, they only break cymbals if you let the covers go too long without replacing them) 4. less fatigue, they have an anti vibration system in the butt-end that reduces the shock.
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The pig (tool)
Invented by a member of the Austin Fire Department, the tool combines the butt-end of a flat head axe on one side and a pick on the other.
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demi-hake
† ˈdemi-ˌhake, -haque Obs. exc. Hist. Also 9 demy-hag. [demi- 4.] A fire-arm used in the 16th c.; a smaller kind of haque or hackbut. Also called half-haque, half-hagg.1541 Act 33 Hen. VIII, c. 6 No person..shall shote in anie crossebowe, handgunne, hagbut or demy hake. [1549 Compl. Scotl. vi. 41 Ha...
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SARK
The butt-end of the knife is square-shaped and has a hole for tying a lanyard.
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heel-plate
heel-plate 1. The plate on the butt-end of a gun-stock.1847 Infantry Man. (1854) 34 Bring the firelock..to the shoulder, pressing the centre part of the heel-plate..into the hollow of it. 1881 Greener Gun 257 The heel-plates are either of buffalo horn or ebonite. 2. A metal plate protecting the heel...
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William Offield
Offield would construct a brake by cutting down a busy-topped sapling, making the butt-end fast to the hind axle of the wagon and leaving the top to drag
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half-butt
half-butt Billiards. A cue intermediate in length between the ordinary cue and the long butt, used to reach a ball beyond the distance for which the ordinary cue is available. (Like the long butt it is made with a piece of heavy wood at the butt-end, to balance the weight of the longer end, which is...
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Commander (knife)
The butt-end of the knife features a hole for tying a lanyard.
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scallom
▪ I. ˈscallom, v. Basket-making. Also scallum. [Of obscure origin.] trans. (See quot.) Hence ˈscallomed ppl. a., ˈscalloming vbl. n.1875 Encycl. Brit. III. 423/1 These [sc. the stout osiers that are to form the ribs of the basket] are forced or plaited, ‘scallumed’, between the rods of the bottom fr...
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Little Thetford flesh-hook
From an analysis of 36 other Bronze-Age flesh-hooks known to be in existence, the assembled length of hook-part, butt-end, and missing wood part is speculated
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Belida (sword)
The handle is made of wood and has a curved design in the butt-end area. It is large enough to be wielded with both hands.
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whipstalk
whipstalk dial. (ˈhwɪpstɔːk) = whipstock 1.1592 Kyd Sp. Trag. iii. (1602) G, Bought you a whistle and a whipstalke too. 1856 Olmsted Slave States 329 Horrid belaboring of the poor horses' backs, with the butt-end of a hickory whip-stalk.
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