| 单词 | butt end |
| 例句 | The soldiers charged for the Betts’ door, bashed it open with the butt ends of their rifles, and slammed into the house. My Brother Sam is Dead 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z Mark went ballistic in a fit of desperation, kicking and kneeing and swinging the butt end of his flashlight at anything that moved. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z Adam moved rapidly across interminable East Texas, through Louisiana and the butt ends of Mississippi and Alabama, and into the flank of Florida. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z “On what part, Dr. Whitman? The butt end? The hook?” Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z He fired again, then gripped the Transvice and swung it up to smash its butt end into a man’s face, sending him sprawling, shrieking in pain. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z The butt end of a spear fell on his back as he blundered among them. Lord of the Flies 1954-09-17T00:00:00Z Styx stared into the butt end of the little white stick. The Season of Styx Malone 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z Twyti began to reverse his spear, to keep the charge off with its butt end, but even as he reversed it the tussle was upon him. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z Osha used the butt end of her spear to lever herself back to her feet. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z The butt end came smashing into his face. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z I could fill a whole blogpost about how the National theatre's repertory schedule — even at the butt end of summer — puts New York's present offerings to shame. My theatrical busman's holiday in London: what am I missing? 2010-08-16T08:35:00Z It is traditionally said that he designed the circular print for the Holy Roman emperor Maximilian I to fit over the butt end of a sword. Cats, Monsters and Detonations at the Park Avenue Armory’s Print Fair 2015-11-05T05:00:00Z Goodman said the elder Seefried jabbed at him with the butt end of the flagpole and yelled about wanting to know the location of lawmakers. Confederate flag-wielding man and son convicted in Capitol breach 2022-06-15T04:00:00Z Goodman, who is Black, testified that Seefried jabbed at him with the butt end of that flagpole as he sought to keep the mob out of the Senate chamber. Opinion | Team Normal? Better to call them Team Silent. 2022-06-15T04:00:00Z He said he can use the butt end to beat up his enemies rather than rolling out the blade to slash them. Analysis | Don Young is the rare Republican who’s not afraid of Trump — or of saying he needs to ‘shut up’ 2021-12-02T05:00:00Z Like other game systems, slip the sensor onto the butt end of a standard grip using the appropriate attachment. Blast Motion's latest swing analyzer will improve timing and tempo - Golf Digest 2019-11-12T05:00:00Z While rotating your entire body toward the target, pull the butt end of the club toward the ball, keeping your left hand palm down and your trail hand palm up. 7 shots anybody can rely on in the heat of competition - Golf Digest 2019-08-12T04:00:00Z “Young man, my three years at the butt end of an M16 checked that box,” Corallo, an Army veteran, is quoted as responding. Review | White House missteps and clashes of Jared Kushner and Ivanka Trump 2019-03-12T04:00:00Z Saturday night, Anderson was like the butt end of a swinging log, lowering his shoulder and blasting into tacklers with punishing abandon. Rams knock the 'D' out of Dallas with their offensive line 2019-01-13T05:00:00Z In 2015, LNP staff writer Ad Crable noted that before the plastic in cigarettes breaks down - which takes an interminable amount of time - the butt ends, or filters, can be carried into streams. Editorials from around Pennsylvania 2018-07-25T04:00:00Z There’s nothing particularly grimy about the butt end of the cafe. Wasted youth: The drama of the unspoken isn’t enough in Annie Baker’s “The Aliens” at 12th Ave Arts 2018-07-11T04:00:00Z The complete, 13-club system includes lightweight sensors that go into the butt end of each grip, and compiles data on every shot you hit. The best ways to invest in your golf game this season (from $10 to $35,000) - Golf Digest 2018-04-30T04:00:00Z Note how the butt end of the club has moved up and away from the ball. Want 25 More Yards? These Moves Will Supercharge Your Drives - Golf Digest 2017-08-22T04:00:00Z Get in your stance and hold a club across your chest with the butt end facing your target. Stop Blading Shots: Our Data Will Help You Hit It Pure - Golf Digest 2017-08-22T04:00:00Z The irons are new as well, but Garcia has stuck with a familiar protocol with them, implementing 30-gram weights in the butt end of the grip to counterbalance them. The clubs used by Rickie Fowler, Sergio Garcia, Charley Hoffman and Thomas Pieters at the 2017 Masters - Golf Digest 2017-04-08T04:00:00Z But the butt end of the handle, the pommel, was inspired by a sword in the 1993 martial arts movie “The Bride with White Hair.” Living by the sword: Carving a niche making warrior blades 2017-03-30T04:00:00Z It’s also offered in a counterbalanced, or “Dual Balance,” option with 50 grams extra headweight offset by a 50-gram weight plug in the butt end of the grip. New Titleist Scotty Cameron Select, Futura mallets the latest in his most distinctive work - Golf Digest 2017-01-24T05:00:00Z Embedded in the butt end of the grip is a sensor called Cobra Connect. Cobra’s new driver family poses an interesting theory: Can drivers be simple and smart at the same time? - Golf Digest 2016-11-01T04:00:00Z He’d have a couple of broken bones in his hands, but he was determined to play through his injuries, to see his way to the butt end of the schedule. How Drugs and Alcohol Fueled the 1986 Mets to a Championship 2016-04-04T04:00:00Z Cicinelli jolted Thomas with a stun gun and used the butt end to hit him in the head and face. The Latest: Man’s father satisfied with settlement in death 2015-11-23T05:00:00Z The center took the butt end of a stick in the face from the Blues' Ryan Reaves, was bleeding from the mouth and missed the final two periods in St. Louis. Anze Kopitar's head injury may not be serious; he could play Thursday for Kings 2015-11-04T05:00:00Z Cicinelli, who arrived a few moments later, jolted Thomas several times with an electric stun gun and used the butt end to hit Thomas in the head and face, breaking bones. Report: California police erred in arrest before man’s death 2015-08-11T04:00:00Z A helmet sits atop the weapon’s butt end and dog tags hang from it. Military tattoos evolve into tributes for veterans 2015-01-11T05:00:00Z “We will no longer be the butt end of the city of Boston,” he said. Wynn Gets Boston-Area Casino License 2014-09-17T04:00:00Z Here’s how it works: Tiny plugs with sensors are inserted into the butt end of each of your grips to track every stroke. An app that can track your stats like you're on the PGA Tour: The Loop 2013-10-16T04:00:00Z He often lit a fresh cigarette with the butt end of another. Jury Awards $23.6 Billion in Florida Smoking Case 2014-07-19T04:00:00Z Emerson was trying to locate the butt end of a shapely longleaf pine he'd spotted from the barge. 1800s-era sunken logs are now treasure; here are the men who find them 2014-07-13T04:00:00Z “I felt the butt end of a firearm on his waistband,” Sergeant Brennan said. City Room: Officer Shot in Head in 2012 Makes an Arrest Near the Same Spot 2013-05-29T01:00:33Z The butt end of my putter is not at a fixed point. The Long And Short Of It 2012-11-28T05:00:00Z Leyton turned towards the house, but met the old farmer himself coming out with a great cavalry sword in his hand, and the butt end of a pistol sticking out of each pocket. The Smuggler: (Vol's I-III) A Tale 2012-04-26T02:00:10.260Z Before filing up the side faces at the butt end, the strap should be fitted on and keyed up, so that its side faces may be filed up with those on the rod. Modern Machine-Shop Practice, Volumes I and II 2012-03-23T02:00:33.140Z The old gentleman in the second episode had defied him so gallantly that he had impulsively offered him the butt end of one of his pistols. The Black Moth A Romance of the XVIIIth Century 2012-01-31T03:00:13.827Z In one of his fits of rage, he struck me with the butt end of a whip, which I think had been used for driving oxen, and was about the size of my thumb. Gleanings by the Way 2012-01-24T03:00:27.717Z The wretch then struck him on the head with the butt end, bringing him on his knees. The Monarchs of the Main, Volume III (of 3) Or, Adventures of the Buccaneers 2012-01-23T03:00:10.207Z The controversy continues: At issue is whether anchoring the butt end of a putter against one's body confers an unfair advantage and violates the spirit of the game. Why 2011 Was a Very Good Year in Golf 2011-12-23T23:29:48Z To test the truth of the side faces at the butt end, a straight-edge should be applied, as at s and s′′, Fig. Modern Machine-Shop Practice, Volumes I and II 2012-03-23T02:00:33.140Z Ali and Hassan stood on the edge, trying to break the force of the blows with the butt end of their rifles, while the kalekjis struggled fruitlessly at the oars. By Desert Ways to Baghdad 2011-12-18T03:00:22.240Z They pounded on the door with their fists, together with the butt end of Lil Artha's gun; and the jargon of talk they put up was enough to drive any ordinary cat distracted. Storm-Bound or, A Vacation Among the Snow Drifts 2011-12-17T03:00:14.840Z An improvement in the stock was also made during this period by forming it with a wide butt end to be placed against the right breast. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 6 "Groups, Theory of" to "Gwyniad" 2011-12-16T03:00:12.320Z Tom offered no resistance—the butt ends of the muskets had made him as supple as a glove. The Animal Story Book 2011-12-06T03:00:25.427Z He dashed in with the quickness of lightning and brought the butt end of his whip handle down with a crash on the middle of Hurley's head. A Boy of the Dominion A Tale of Canadian Immigration 2011-12-05T03:00:47.097Z If Herrick had not stopped for his boots he had for his revolver and it was with the butt end of this that he began hammering upon the sheet-iron surface of that door. "Persons Unknown" 2011-09-28T02:00:23.683Z The prisoner, whose back has been bared, and whom the non-commissioned officers have fastened to the butt end of a musket in order to drag him afterwards through the whole length of the "Green Street." The House of the Dead or Prison Life in Siberia with an introduction by Julius Bramont 2011-09-27T02:00:18.213Z He had fired his own gun through his head, by means of a string attached to the trigger, and passed round the butt end. Wilson's Tales of the Borders and of Scotland, Vol. XX 2011-08-27T02:00:23.817Z Well, what are the butt ends of your muskets for? The Animal Story Book 2011-12-06T03:00:25.427Z They were too many for us, and they turned upon as with their butt ends. For the Right 2011-08-01T02:00:10.250Z A few seconds later, as the butt end of the musket sounded on the slabs of the kitchen, and the outer door was opened, she gave a piercing shriek, and darted after him. The Invasion of France in 1814 2011-07-27T02:00:37.397Z The highwayman pressed his axe between his fingers, and tapped quite gently with the butt end of it on the crown of the president's head, where the velvet lining of his fur cap hung out. The Strange Story of Rab R?by 2011-07-17T02:00:30.943Z Something here seems to remind me of that evening when I came upon you staving in the red brother’s grinders with the butt end of a fishing-rod. Golden Face A Tale of the Wild West 2011-07-05T02:00:27.453Z She walked to the butt end of the log and looked up, then to the other. A Claim on Klondyke A Romance of the Arctic El Dorado 2011-07-03T02:00:07.507Z Myers met him with the butt end of his rifle, and staggered him a little with two or three heavy blows, but the rifle broke, and the animal grappled him, apparently with his full power. The History of Peru 2011-06-27T02:01:04.487Z With the butt end he could easily enough hit the little squirrel. Top of the World Stories for Boys and Girls Translated from the Scandinavian Languages 2011-06-21T02:00:28.070Z "Do you belong to Erfurt?" asked the leader, turning our horses' heads, and pushing Christopher aside with the butt end of his gun. Chronicles of the Schonberg-Cotta Family 2011-06-17T02:00:18.293Z He raised the butt end of his pistol and struck with all his force. The Automobile Girls at Newport Watching the Summer Parade 2011-06-01T02:00:25.733Z The surgeon and the two seconds hastened to the wounded man, who now held only the butt end of his pistol. The Prussian Terror 2011-05-04T02:00:15.170Z But that was not all, by a long way; the butt end came afterwards. Seed-time and Harvest A Novel 2011-04-18T02:00:12.023Z But the alert creature, which was watching him with keen, anxious eyes, saw him before he had raised the butt end, and with a couple of big leaps, reached a higher branch of the tree. Top of the World Stories for Boys and Girls Translated from the Scandinavian Languages 2011-06-21T02:00:28.070Z Often, he pushed the iron point into the ground, and leaned on the butt end, using the weapon thus, as a mountain-stick. Ekkehard. Vol. II (of II). A Tale of the Tenth Century 2011-04-14T02:00:45.217Z But the Admiral shook his head; he made no answer in words, but the butt end of the revolver became almost welded into the palm of his hand. Mysterious Mr. Sabin 2011-03-24T02:00:10.087Z She had tried to insist, to explain, but he had struck her back with the butt end of his rifle. Home Fires in France 2011-03-22T02:00:24.093Z "The red-faced man with spectacles on his nose, who is standing up in the buggy without a top, and is menacing his antagonist with the butt end of his whip," said Tom Seddon. The Funny Philosophers Wags and Sweethearts 2011-03-19T02:00:11.277Z I don't want to be crushed with the butt end of a gun. Top of the World Stories for Boys and Girls Translated from the Scandinavian Languages 2011-06-21T02:00:28.070Z I myself got a bivouac with the priest, who needed more than one blow from the butt end of a musket before he was glad to see me. The Great White Army 2011-03-12T03:00:25.450Z They closed in to the killing and made short work of it with clubs and the butt ends of their guns. The Basket Woman A Book of Indian Tales for Children 2011-03-09T03:00:44.330Z Dalton reached the house first, and banging at the door with the butt end of his whip, shouted,— 'Open the door, my black beauty. Settling Day 2011-03-08T03:00:36.623Z He placed the butt end of the rod in Bud's hand, and the boy tightened his fingers around the cork grip. The Black Fawn 2011-03-07T03:00:09.513Z Bartek started back, and struck the floor with the butt end of his rifle to wake himself. Tales by Polish Authors 2011-03-04T03:00:56.713Z I struck the first man down with the butt end of my pistol, and, fearing the effect of a shot, drew my sword and made for the others who held the torches. The Great White Army 2011-03-12T03:00:25.450Z People are often killed by pistols that will not fire, or stabbed with the butt ends. The Library Magazine of Select Foreign Literature All volumes 2011-03-02T03:00:25.433Z Without a moment's hesitation the trader shot him through the body, killing him instantly, and then clubbed the girl to death with the butt end of his rifle. A Modern Buccaneer 2011-03-02T03:00:23.990Z He defended himself for a short time with the butt end of the fowling piece, but was at length overpowered and taken. Christmas Stories 2011-02-27T03:00:31.413Z One thing I recomember, she would take co'n shucks--de butt end of de shucks--and boil 'em and make tea. Slave Narratives: A Folk History of Slavery in the United States From Interviews with Former Slaves: Volume XVI, Texas Narratives, Part 3 2011-02-25T03:01:02.913Z He allowed his would-be captor to come up close to him, when he struck him down with the butt end of his gun. Project Gutenberg book of Historical Romance of the American Negro 2011-02-11T03:00:26.280Z As Goldsmith aptly put it: "If his pistol missed fire, he would knock you down with the butt end." Comfort Found in Good Old Books 2011-01-31T03:00:11.907Z “You don’t want to aim that way,” the old man said, when, at the command, Nathan held his piece ready to fire with the butt end under his elbow. A Hero of Ticonderoga 2011-01-27T03:00:45.450Z He struck his wife roughly with the butt end of his gun, and turned towards the captain. Abb? Aubain and Mosaics 2011-01-21T03:00:12.617Z There was a large quantity of cornel, red maple, and also willow and aspen boughs, stuck through between the logs on all sides, butt ends out, and on their leaves it was browsing. Canoeing in the wilderness 2011-01-19T03:00:23.683Z The butt end of his gun being stained with blood would argue violence used against some person or animal. Tales of the Wonder Club, Volume II 2011-01-03T03:01:05.750Z They were always placed with the butt ends up stream and stones on the bushy ends held them firmly anchored on the bottom. The Chief Engineer 2010-12-20T17:11:56.320Z Then, just before the two-week Olympic break, he sustained an injury when the butt end of his stick broke through the skin on the palm of his right hand, creating a deep, V-shaped cut. Satan and the Bruins Finding Their Grooves 2010-05-08T20:40:00Z At length he struck the ground with the butt end of his gun; then he flung it across his shoulder, retook the way to the mâquis, and ordered Fortunato to follow him. Abb? Aubain and Mosaics 2011-01-21T03:00:12.617Z On the butt end of one he found the little cross, scratched with a knife, the mark which he had made years ago to distinguish the pistol which had killed Rhaden from the others. The Undying Past Witnesses came forward and deposed that they had met John Archer with blood on his clothes and the butt end of his rifle also stained with blood. Tales of the Wonder Club, Volume II 2011-01-03T03:01:05.750Z Trim out the tree clean and taper off the butt end to make it enter into split. Deadfalls and Snares A Book of Instruction for Trappers About These and Other Home-Made Traps Cut a stake about 2 feet long and 1 1/2 inches through, have a limb on the butt end of it almost 3/4 inch in length. Fox Trapping A Book of Instruction Telling How to Trap, Snare, Poison and Shoot - A Valuable Book for Trappers He sounded the ground with the butt end of his gun, and found it soft and easy to dig. Abb? Aubain and Mosaics 2011-01-21T03:00:12.617Z They are made to taper from the butt end to the top, and are usually possessed of a considerable amount of elasticity. The New Gresham Encyclopedia. Vol. 1 Part 2 Amiel to Atrauli The wounds on the head of the all-but murdered man appeared to have been inflicted by the butt end of a rifle, therefore this was strong evidence; but there was yet stronger. Tales of the Wonder Club, Volume II 2011-01-03T03:01:05.750Z The butt end of this must be five or six inches in diameter and the small end about three inches. Deadfalls and Snares A Book of Instruction for Trappers About These and Other Home-Made Traps Prussians and Pandours lay everywhere intermingled, and if one of these last still stirred, he was knocked on the head with the butt end of the gun, or run through the body with the bayonet. Pictures of German Life in the XVIIIth and XIXth Centuries, Vol. II. Having pruned it roughly, he placed the butt end in warm ashes, night after night, to season. McClure's Magazine, Vol. 1, No. 2, July, 1893 The down 34logs were simply run into the fireplace, butt ends first, and shoved closer as they burned. Unexplored! How else could I have slept all night on the bare ground and on awaking find my gun discharged, my clothes bloodstained, and even the butt end of my rifle besmeared with blood? Tales of the Wonder Club, Volume II 2011-01-03T03:01:05.750Z English sailors always carry large jack-knives, a shackle at the butt end, to which is fastened a lanyard, the latter going around the neck. The Story of a Strange Career Being the Autobiography of a Convict; an Authentic Document Immediately they knock against the doors with the butt ends of their muskets, and if they are not opened quick enough they are broken in. Pictures of German Life in the XVIIIth and XIXth Centuries, Vol. II. The doctor struck Andy a heavy blow with the butt end of his pistol, and the man dropped insensible on the deck. Hair-Breadth Escapes The Adventures of Three Boys in South Africa After getting upon the other side, the weapon should be drawn through with the butt end towards the person. Hints on the Use and Handling of Firearms Generally, and the Revolver in Particular The barrel of his gun was discharged, too, and the butt end of it stained with blood. Tales of the Wonder Club, Volume II 2011-01-03T03:01:05.750Z A brilliant idea then seized him, and taking the butt end of the oar he battered away at the planks in the bottom of the boat, finally knocking a hole in them. Harper's Round Table, October 22, 1895 Nevertheless, they had in an instant, yet seemingly in a careless manner, lessened the distance between the right hand and the butt end of their respective six-shooters, for the frontiersman is keen to scent danger. Chiquita, an American Novel The Romance of a Ute Chief's Daughter This pole was supported by two forks, placed about a third of its length from its butt end where it was securely fastened to some firm object. Legends of the Skyline Drive and the Great Valley of Virginia Mercer, who was on foot, endeavored to rally them, when a blow from the butt end of a musket felled him to the ground. The Student's Life of Washington; Condensed from the Larger Work of Washington Irving For Young Persons and for the Use of Schools A young man returns home to his family after midnight, his clothes disordered and bloodstained, his gun discharged, and the butt end of it clotted with blood. Tales of the Wonder Club, Volume II 2011-01-03T03:01:05.750Z He gazed wide-eyed at the fascinating scene and was only brought to himself when the drummer poked him in the ribs with the butt end of the drumstick. The Competitive Nephew Some of them jumped up, and, following Halima into the hut, they drove out the unfortunate Domenico with the butt ends of their lances. Ten Years' Captivity in the Mahdi's Camp 1882-1892 The next moment a blow from the butt end of a horse-pistol dazed him, and he was dragged off his horse, and his valise emptied in a minute. International Short Stories English Indeed, once or twice, when they pressed him too close, he menaced them with the butt end of his long whip-handle. The Luck of Gerard Ridgeley I said sharply bringing round the butt end of my whipstick upon the wrist. A Frontier Mystery I went from thence to Landen, where I was heartily drubbed in battle, with the butt end of a Swiss musket. The Constant Couple or, A Trip to the Jubilee I was suddenly roused up by one of the guard prodding me with the butt end of his rifle, and saying—"When everyone is in terror of his life, how can you sleep?" Ten Years' Captivity in the Mahdi's Camp 1882-1892 The plants are uprooted, not cut, and are made up into sheaves tied together at the butt end only. Notes on Agriculture in Cyprus and Its Products They reached almost to the breastwork, and one man had his arm poised to throw a grenade within, when Jim leaped forward and brained him with the butt end of a pistol. The Boy With the U.S. Miners Ambitious private finds the pewter cake-basket he won as a prize, with the butt end of a musket through it. The History and Records of the Elephant Club I was not afraid of his shooting me, but had been afraid of his braining me with the butt end of it. The Frontier Boys in the Sierras Or, The Lost Mine "Well, I never seed the like of that!" exclaimed he, striking the ground with the butt end of his piece. Confessions Of Con Cregan An Irish Gil Blas Then old Tilly was compelled at length to retreat, and had nearly been struck dead in his flight with the butt end of a pistol by a captain of the Rhinegrave regiment. Tales from the German Comprising specimens from the most celebrated authors About a foot from the butt end I flatten off a place for the trap and tie it in place with a bit of string and loop the chain around the trunk of the tree. The Boy Scouts in A Trapper's Camp I was halfway across the roadway, afraid to look down, before they reached the butt end of the chain. The Knights of Arthur When the bunch was large enough the strings were tied firmly, and the butt end of the bunch cut square. Asparagus, its culture for home use and for market: a practical treatise on the planting, cultivation, harvesting, marketing, and preserving of asparagus, with notes on its history A Rumi knocked him off his feet with the butt end of a spring gun but before he could do more, Hannigan stepped over his lieutenant and plunged his bayonet into the catman. Narakan Rifles, About Face! I heard Turtlotte call out in French that the logs were jamming, and saw the butt ends of great sticks fly up, glittering, out of the water. Stories by American Authors, Volume 10 He saw that it was securely fastened at the butt end in a corner of the pen and was staked down near the opening so that there could be no cross movement. The Boy Scouts in A Trapper's Camp He wore a stubby-pointed beard and he clamped his teeth tight on the butt end of a cigar. "And they thought we wouldn't fight" In these the bunches are laid down flat, in tiers, alternating the butt ends so that when the crates are full the top row is level with the cover. Asparagus, its culture for home use and for market: a practical treatise on the planting, cultivation, harvesting, marketing, and preserving of asparagus, with notes on its history The moon at home turns a wood black, but even this old butt end of a one showed up that forest as green as by day. The Works of Robert Louis Stevenson - Swanston Edition Vol. 17 (of 25) I should say this is the butt end of what was once The Pearl Fisher. The Works of Robert Louis Stevenson - Swanston Edition Vol. 25 (of 25) As Finn drew back, wonderingly, a short black snake rose between him and the log, hissed angrily at the hounds once, and then darted away round the log's butt end. Finn The Wolfhound We sat down, and I saw protruding from his hip pocket the butt end of a revolver. Byways of Ghost-Land In uncontrollable fury he beat the horse over the head with the butt end of his whip till it broke in two. The Preacher of Cedar Mountain A Tale of the Open Country B. Cut off the butt ends to the right length, that is so that the tips come even, or a little beyond the bend of the hook. How to Tie Flies "This is the last house in which our prisoner could take refuge," he continued, striking impatiently the butt end of his rifle upon the ground. The Strand Magazine, Volume V, Issue 27, March 1893 An Illustrated Monthly One hand of the monarch held a spear, the butt end of which rested upon the ground, while the other hung rigidly to his side. The Strand Magazine, Volume V, Issue 26, February 1893 An Illustrated Monthly In battle he had seen men clubbed with the butt end of a musket fall dead with wounded temples, even as he had seen his cousin––stark––inert––lifeless. The Eye of Dread I nearly got into a scrape through it, however, for I was fired at myself in return, the bullet fortunately only taking the butt end off my musket. The Autobiography of Sergeant William Lawrence A Hero of the Peninsular and Waterloo Campaigns Do not cut off the butt ends, instead straddle the hook as Fig. How to Tie Flies Take your musket off the rest and set the butt end to the ground. Lippincott's Magazine, September, 1885 In a minute he had a fire started against the butt end of the log. Out of the Depths A Romance of Reclamation Then she opened his mouth with the butt end of her willow riding-switch, to find out what he had in his cheek-pouches. The Biography of a Prairie Girl He raised his rifle as if to hit White Bear with the butt end, as Eli Greenglove had done many moons ago. Shaman Next pull the butt ends back tightly as Fig. How to Tie Flies A good many swords, and several brace of pistols, marked with a large silver N. at the butt end, were brought down to the gun-room, where they remained for some hours. The Surrender of Napoleon Being the narrative of the surrender of Buonaparte, and of his residence on board H.M.S. Bellerophon, with a detail of the principal events that occurred in that ship between the 24th of May and the 8th of August 1815 But first we must gather a number of long, flexible saplings and plant them in two rows with their butt ends in the ground, as shown in Fig. Shelters, Shacks and Shanties I sprang backwards, and brought the butt end of my revolver down upon the skull of the man who was dragging her across the lawn. The Master Mummer Then the third man jabbed the spike of his pole in, and they all lifted together, and the butt end of the log slipped a little way into the hole. The Doers Place the concave sides together and tie in the butt ends the same as for a wet fly. How to Tie Flies In fact, they heard the butt ends of the muskets clanging on the stones of the corridor, and at the same time several voices were heard speaking hastily. The Regent's Daughter Next put on another row of wisps of thatch over the first and the butt ends come even with the first, but tie this one to the third row of rafters not shown in diagram. Shelters, Shacks and Shanties A blue gentian grew in his path, and he crushed it with the butt end of his gun. Fairy Tales of Hans Christian Andersen It couldn't go all the way to the bottom, 144because the big pole wasn't up far enough yet, and the butt end struck the side of the hole. The Doers You will notice that the hairs spin around the hook and the butt ends will stand out pretty much at right angles to the hook, as in Fig. How to Tie Flies He was not to be thwarted, however; so changing his tactics, he took the barrel in his hand and began to rain heavy blows upon the keys, with the butt end. Chasing an Iron Horse Or, A Boy's Adventures in the Civil War Next lay four more logs or sticks for the side-plates with their butt ends on the ridge-pole and their small ends on the ground as in Fig. Shelters, Shacks and Shanties "Well, you try it again, and somebody 'll get hurt," said the man in the boat, showing the butt end of his pistol. Howard Pyle's Book of Pirates Somebody immediately followed the officer's advice, and gave me One with the butt end of a pistol, which nearly clove my skull in twain, and certainly made me peaceable and quietness, for it stunned me. The Strange Adventures of Captain Dangerous, Vol. 2 Who was a sailor, a soldier, a merchant, a spy, a slave among the moors... When stopped by the Pirate, the husband of one of the ladies had shown fight until he had been felled by a blow from the butt end of a revolver. The Motor Pirate Argument.—There is no arguing with Johnson; for if his pistol misses fire he knocks you down with the butt end of it.—Goldsmith. Pearls of Thought The cabman, knocking with the butt end of his whip upon the window, reminded her that he was in a similar predicament. Anna the Adventuress They fired three shots as we rushed on them; but the butt ends of the two muskets did the rest. The Iron Pirate A Plain Tale of Strange Happenings on the Sea The worker had begun at the butt end of the pole and had worked his way carefully upward. The Boy Scouts on the Yukon Still, a pistol with a business man at the butt end of it, is of considerable assistance in preventing the exhibition of annoyance. The Motor Pirate A term denoting that the butt ends of two planks come together, but do not overlay each other. The Sailor's Word-Book An Alphabetical Digest of Nautical Terms, including Some More Especially Military and Scientific, but Useful to Seamen; as well as Archaisms of Early Voyagers, etc. As he came up, Stephen sprang out, and brought the butt end of his gun down with all his strength on the Peruvian’s head, striking him senseless to the ground. With Cochrane the Dauntless All this time sentries marched up and down and if one of us moved he got a jab with the butt end of the gun. World's War Events, Vol. II Violent blows with the butt end of some weapon shook the door. Tartarin On The Alps I sounded the cask, by striking it in different places with the butt end of my knife, but I derived little knowledge from this. The Boy Tar A law-term for the starting of a butt end, or springing a fatal leak. The Sailor's Word-Book An Alphabetical Digest of Nautical Terms, including Some More Especially Military and Scientific, but Useful to Seamen; as well as Archaisms of Early Voyagers, etc. Yelling like wild beasts, they broke through the soldiers' lines, beating to death the Tommies like mad dogs with the butt ends of their rifles.' The War in South Africa Its Cause and Conduct "I had only to lean over and hit 'em on the bean with the butt end of my gun, and it was a case of 'Where am I, nurse?'" The Book of All-Power There was no room to use their swords without running a great risk of wounding the ladies, so Jack knocked one fellow down with his fist, and another with the butt end of his pistol. The Three Midshipmen It may show a distinct bias on our part, but I fear we asked him whether the blows from the butt end of muskets were being applied under the same sanction.... The Birth of Yugoslavia, Volume 2 Mr Banks on this started up and struck the butt end of his musket violently on the ground. Captain Cook His Life, Voyages, and Discoveries The boy, however, had turned his musket and raised the butt end in defense when a gun on the ship boomed out the signal for all hands to go aboard. Historic Boyhoods “Don’t you go to say that; for if you do, devil burn me if I don’t knock you down with the butt end of my gun!” Cruel As The Grave Gnashing his teeth, he kept his pistol grasped firmly in his hand; he would very much have liked to have beaten the fellow's shaggy poll about with the butt end of it. The Day of Wrath The lawyers and the doctor with whom I had been walking were all three struck over the head or on the shoulders with the butt end of muskets. The Birth of Yugoslavia, Volume 2 And may be the other man will die too; for the butt end of Turner’s gun came down with a fearful blow on his head, and he dropped as if shot. Taking Tales Instructive and Entertaining Reading The boy came running up to our wagons, and Brother Knight struck him on the head with the butt end of his gun and crushed his skull. The Mormon Menace The Confessions of John Doyle Lee, Danite “Do you know what that is?” said Mr Burkett, giving it a blow with the butt end of his gun, which broke the moss to pieces as if it had been a huge toadstool. A Voyage round the World A book for boys During this painful scene the door opened, the clash of the butt ends of muskets brought sharply to the ground was heard, and a corporal and three soldiers appeared on the scene. The Day of Wrath I took that opportunity to strike him a blow with the butt end of my pistol, and pushed him so roughly, that he fell down in a state of insensibility. Perils and Captivity Comprising The sufferings of the Picard family after the shipwreck of the Medusa, in the year 1816; Narrative of the captivity of M. de Brisson, in the year 1785; Voyage of Madame Godin along the river of the Amazons, in the year 1770. His eldest daughter was knocked down with the butt end of a musket; and a poignard was held at the breast of his wife while the mob plundered her apartments. Fox's Book of Martyrs Or A History of the Lives, Sufferings, and Triumphant Deaths of the Primitive Protestant Martyrs I waited for him to coil, then as I had seen the others do, I brought the butt end of an arrow-weed down on the coils and my fear of snakes was gone. The Forbidden Trail They carried them on their shoulders, four men to a tusk, three near to the thick or butt end, and one near the point. Tales of the Caliph Yet when she snuggled the butt end of that violin down under her chin and squinted at you across the bridge, she had all the motions of a high-school girl. Shorty McCabe Someone had taken it by the muzzle and struck with the butt end, which was coated with blood and hairs. The Lion's Mouse He left it to that able quadruped, after giving it a little bang on the flank with the butt end of the whip to keep its faculties fresh. A Master Of Craft The overseer touched one urchin upon the shoulder with the butt end of his whip. Prisoners of Hope A Tale of Colonial Virginia He then spurred close up, struck the chief with the butt end of the pistol, and, in so doing, dropped it. The Settler and the Savage As the fore part of the canoe had touched on a mudbank, Lawrence seized one of the Indian’s lances, and used the butt end as a pole with which to push off. The Rover of the Andes A Tale of Adventure on South America The butt end was as big as an ordinary telephone pole. Slave Narratives: a Folk History of Slavery in the United States From Interviews with Former Slaves South Carolina Narratives, Part 2 Joe soon cleared the mast, the butt end of which had been battering away against the side of the boat, threatening to knock a hole in her. Roger Willoughby A Story of the Times of Benbow Having burned the butt end, he fastened round it some wild cotton of just sufficient thickness to fit the hole of the tube. The Wanderers Adventures in the Wilds of Trinidad and Orinoco A blow from the butt end of my rifle stunned the cub, which I afterwards killed with my knife. Snow Shoes and Canoes The Early Days of a Fur-Trader in the Hudson Bay Territory Knock him on the head with the butt end of our whip! Fred Markham in Russia The Boy Travellers in the Land of the Czar “There’s a fish on the hook I’ve a notion,” he said, as he handed me the butt end of the rod. Dick Cheveley His Adventures and Misadventures All the time the butt end of the mizen-mast was striking like a battering-ram against the side of the ship, with every chance of speedily making a hole in it. Ronald Morton, or the Fire Ships A Story of the Last Naval War “Here, you are not half done!” cried Serge, poking him in the ribs with the butt end of his crook. Marcus: the Young Centurion Now he is satisfied, swings the butt end of his whip against the first rod, and starts along. The Little Gold Miners of the Sierras and Other Stories Soldiers are in that condition sometimes after a blow from the butt end of a musket.” The Lost Middy Being the Secret of the Smugglers' Gap It wouldn’t go into the last, and I had to polish him off with the butt end. For Fortune and Glory A Story of the Soudan War He sprang down from his horse in the most reckless manner, and began thundering at the door with the butt end of his rifle. Working in the Shade Lowly Sowing brings Glorious Reaping With the butt end of his weapon Singleton felled him, while at the same moment Jupiter flew at the throat of the man next to him who was also springing on to the wall. Boycotted And Other Stories Leon whirled swiftly in time to see a big-helmeted German with the butt end of his rifle upraised preparing to strike. Fighting in France The moralizer was touched by a grenadier with the butt end of his musket, so that the "spirit fell into the ditch." Memoirs of the Jacobites of 1715 and 1745. Volume I. Tarling stooped and picked the butt end of a cigar out of the hearth. The Daffodil Mystery With a yell of rage, he struck me in the face with the butt end of his whip. The Monctons: A Novel, Volume I A blow from the butt end of a musket felled the general to the ground. For Love of Country A Story of Land and Sea in the Days of the Revolution In the head of the harpoon is a pointed shell which explodes in the body of the whale, dealing a mortal wound, and at the butt end a thick rope is secured. From Pole to Pole A Book for Young People The butt end of the stick is employed for mixing vegetables and other purposes, but the meaning of the rule is not clear unless one of its uses is for the enforcement of conjugal discipline. The Tribes and Castes of the Central Provinces of India - Volume IV of IV Kumhar-Yemkala One of the others aimed a blow at me, with the butt end of his gun. Through Three Campaigns A Story of Chitral, Tirah and Ashanti The slave held the buggy whip in his hand, and hastily reversing his hold on the whip, brought the butt end of it down with much force on the miscreant's head. The Kentucky Ranger What a sorry spectacle is that troop of judges, with hanging heads and bent backs, driven with the butt end of the musket into baseness and iniquity! Napoleon the Little William bore the appearance of a man who had slept by a smoky chimney, or encountered the butt end of a threshing flail. Shakspere, Personal Recollections The others replied yes, and striking the cocoanut with the butt end he broke it in pieces, upon which all exclaimed, ‘All hail, Devi, and prosper the Thugs.’ The Tribes and Castes of the Central Provinces of India - Volume IV of IV Kumhar-Yemkala The Afridis gathered thickly round the door, tried to push it in with their heavy knives, and battered it with the butt ends of their rifles. Through Three Campaigns A Story of Chitral, Tirah and Ashanti I had dismounted and was beating the scoundrels back with the butt end of my gun, begging, commanding, abjuring them to desist, when a Hudson's Bay youth swayed forward and fell wounded at my feet. Lords of the North One would sit upon a mat, the butt end of a coconut leaf, or a sled, while another dragged it along. Unwritten Literature of Hawaii The Sacred Songs of the Hula If cut off hot, be sure to heat the butt end slowly and thoroughly in a clean fire. The Working of Steel Annealing, Heat Treating and Hardening of Carbon and Alloy Steel Gradually gathering, until they were in considerable numbers, several shots were fired at the officers; and one man, advancing up the steps, began to hammer at the door with the butt end of his musket. Under Wellington's Command A Tale of the Peninsular War It was the butt end of a corn cob hollowed out, with something protruding at a right angle, which he called a stem. The Dismal Swamp and Lake Drummond, Early recollections Vivid portrayal of Amusing Scenes He struck at Sampson with the butt end of the whip, and Sampson snapped at him with ugly fangs, and would have sprung upon him had the dog's trace not held him in leash. Left on the Labrador A Tale of Adventure Down North It always seemed to begin at the butt end and would gradually spread over the whole nut and then get inside and spoil it. Northern Nut Growers Report of the Proceedings at the Twenty-First Annual Meeting Cedar Rapids, Iowa, September 17, 18, and 19, 1930 Mrs. Barker caught up something and rushed at him, but he knocked her down with the butt end of his pistol. A Final Reckoning A Tale of Bush Life in Australia I sot down on a rock, took a hammer and cracked them green acorns, cracked 'em 'bout halfway open at the butt end. A Busy Year at the Old Squire's Captain Nemo pointed out the hideous creature, which a blow from the butt end of a gun knocked over; I saw the claws of the monster writhe in horrible convulsions. The Literary World Seventh Reader By this time the ammunition on both sides was exhausted, and now the struggle became hand to hand, bayonet against bayonet, butt end of musket to butt end. With Frederick the Great A Story of the Seven Years' War Combing broom, or broom and comb combined, composed of fine grass, bound in the center; the butt end being used for combing, the top end as a brush or broom. Illustrated Catalogue of the Collections Obtained from the Pueblos of Zuñi, New Mexico, and Wolpi, Arizona, in 1881 Third Annual Report of the Bureau of Ethnology to the Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution, 1881-82, Government Printing Office, Washington, 1884, pages 511-594 He had been knocked down and stunned, by the butt end of a rifle; but was otherwise unwounded. A Final Reckoning A Tale of Bush Life in Australia The feet trample on a dragon, into the mouth of which enters the butt end of the crozier. The Cathedral Church of York Bell's Cathedrals: A Description of Its Fabric and A Brief History of the Archi-Episcopal See A marine having retorted with the butt end of a carbine, the Englishmen had helplessly watched their captain being carried off, bleeding and insensible, and dumped with a sickening thud into the Russian launch. Golden Stories A Selection of the Best Fiction by the Foremost Writers Thrusting the butt end of his pole into the soft earth of the bank, and weighting it with a good, sized stone, the boy went to the boom to examine its contents. Raftmates A Story of the Great River Others were struck at with the butt end of rifles. History of the World War An Authentic Narrative of the World's Greatest War He pretended to give in and, as they were opening some of the boxes, he knocked one over with the butt end of his whip. A Final Reckoning A Tale of Bush Life in Australia Take it out by the neck and pass it to me, butt end first! Man to Man He was forced to shift the butt end of the gun, moving with it himself to line the sights instead of swinging the free end of the barrel. The Settling of the Sage By this time they had sunk the butt end of the sapling in the hole dug for it, and it stood erect with a flag displayed in the air, and was called a liberty pole. A Dream of Empire Or, The House of Blennerhassett He ordered his soldiers to charge the prisoners, and these, with blows of the butt ends of the muskets, and prods of the bayonets, were driven into the narrow cell. With Clive in India Or, The Beginnings of an Empire The man was full of unreasoning anger, and he handled the butt end of a heavy whip. The Sun Of Quebec A Story of a Great Crisis Enough cotton to fill the bore of the gun is fastened at the butt end of the dart. The Manóbos of Mindanáo Memoirs of the National Academy of Sciences, Volume XXIII, First Memoir He stopped short, glaring at the doorway, which had suddenly been darkened by the vast bulk of Professor Boomly—a figure largely abdominal but majestic—like the massive butt end of an elephant. Police!!! Frequently the combatants were mingled together, and fought with bayonets and the butt ends of their muskets. In the Irish Brigade A Tale of War in Flanders and Spain Indeed I had ceased firing, and was already beginning to strike out furiously with the butt end of my rifle, when a new sound arrested my attention. Animal Ghosts Or, Animal Hauntings and the Hereafter The two straight timbers are then 490 laid down with the small ends close to the forks of the north and south timbers and with their butt ends pointing to the east. Navaho Houses, pages 469-518 Seventeenth Annual Report of the Bureau of Ethnology to the Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution, 1895-1896, Government Printing Office, Washington, 1898 After I had dodged the bayonet the soldier had swung his rifle round bringing the butt end smartly down upon my head and had knocked me silly. Sixteen Months in Four German Prisons Wesel, Sennelager, Klingelputz, Ruhleben He would bow awkwardly to the professor, fall over a chair or two that had been slyly pushed in his way, and taking his seat chew the butt end of a brush. Little Journeys to the Homes of the Great - Volume 04 Little Journeys to the Homes of Eminent Painters "I told him to be sure and stamp the butt end of each log U. S., duly inspected," he said. The Freebooters of the Wilderness Then Markham, with the sudden swift cunning of madness, lifted the butt end of his pole and struck him on the head. The Zeit-Geist The butt ends rest upon the ground, and the space between them should be in the center of the eastern side. Navaho Houses, pages 469-518 Seventeenth Annual Report of the Bureau of Ethnology to the Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution, 1895-1896, Government Printing Office, Washington, 1898 The guard struck him with the butt end of his rifle and roughly ordered him to get up and keep step and pace with his comrades. Sixteen Months in Four German Prisons Wesel, Sennelager, Klingelputz, Ruhleben While the tallest of the two was struggling with Miss Patton, who was screaming loudly, the other one came behind the counter and struck me upon the head with the butt end of his revolver. The Burglar's Fate And The Detectives Every Egyptian who has ever set the butt end of a gun against his shoulder sighs to be among its multitudinous game. Bella Donna A Novel Hook or spur, provision for seizing the butt end of the weapon while it is being launched. Throwing-sticks in the National Museum Third Annual Report of the Bureau of Ethnology to the Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution, 1883-'84, Government Printing Office, Washington, 1890, pages 279-289 "Yes, but the butt end of my rod is twice as hard as his head," replied Dabney. St. Nicholas Magazine for Boys and Girls, Vol. 5, September 1878, No. 11 Seeing that the soldier was quite unarmed the sentry might have used the butt end of his weapon just as satisfactorily. Sixteen Months in Four German Prisons Wesel, Sennelager, Klingelputz, Ruhleben The French were borne back, and hurled over the edge of the outwork; and before Rupert could avert the blow, the butt end of a musket fell with great force upon his late opponent's head. The Cornet of Horse A Tale of Marlborough's Wars It should be about three or more feet in length, and as large as a man's thumb at the butt end. Camp Life in the Woods and the Tricks of Trapping and Trap Making The Greenland spears have the pegs for the throwing-stick sometimes at the center of gravity, sometimes at the butt end. Throwing-sticks in the National Museum Third Annual Report of the Bureau of Ethnology to the Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution, 1883-'84, Government Printing Office, Washington, 1890, pages 279-289 Some time before this, the cruel and bigoted priest, Val de Viridi, had been beaten to death with the butt end of muskets, in the island of Puma, at the instigation of Almagro. Peter Parley's Tales About America and Australia They killed one camel with the butt ends of their muskets, beating it till it died. The Last Journals of David Livingstone, in Central Africa, from 1865 to His Death, Volume I (of 2), 1866-1868 A common plan now is to tighten the line, and tap the butt end of the rod. Lost Leaders Samuel Barnes, maddened with fright, struggled against his assailants furiously, but he was overmatched, a violent blow with the butt end of a pistol stunned him completely, and all resistance was over. Tales from Many Sources Vol. V Each gave a yell and dug his heels into his charger, and whacked her with the butt end of his lance, and forced her into a ponderous gallop for the meeting. A Man and a Woman This was done by placing the butt end of the bough firmly against the ground with half the bough, the convex side uppermost, overlapping the bough above it, as shingles are lapped on a roof. Troop One of the Labrador They fired upon them as they advanced, and then rushing from behind their covers, attacked them with their bayonets, and those who had none, with the butt end of their muskets. The Yankee Tea-party Or, Boston in 1773 A Corner of the Log Wall. them with the butt end of the front foundation log at one end and that of 261 the rear foundation log at the other. The Scientific American Boy Or, The Camp at Willow Clump Island "It is the butt end of Long Island," he cried, with cruel mirth. Plum Pudding Of Divers Ingredients, Discreetly Blended & Seasoned Wherever a disorderly band made its appearance, it was immediately surrounded by soldiers and Cossaks and driven off with the butt ends of their rifles. History of the Jews in Russia and Poland. Volume II From the death of Alexander I. until the death of Alexander III. (1825-1894) It was open only at the butt end. In the Days of Poor Richard Others were struck with the butt end of rifles. New York Times Current History; The European War, Vol 2, No. 3, June, 1915 April-September, 1915 Then the cross logs were laid on with their butt ends on the small ends of the foundation logs. The Scientific American Boy Or, The Camp at Willow Clump Island Great blows with the butt ends of muskets were struck on the wardrobe doors. Parisian Points of View The dog of experience always gripes his marsupial adversary by the butt end of the tail, close to the rump, or at its juncture with the spinal vertebr�. Scientific American Supplement, No. 388, June 9, 1883 "Eh, you rascal? what did you see?" asked the sailor, turning the boat-hook round and holding it so that he could rap the boy's knuckles with the butt end of it. The Children of the King The prisoners had to hold up their hands, and if they dropped their hands they were struck on the back with the butt end of rifles. New York Times Current History; The European War, Vol 2, No. 3, June, 1915 April-September, 1915 The trouble was that our logs were not of uniform diameter throughout, and we had been laying the butt ends, which were larger, all at one end of the building. The Scientific American Boy Or, The Camp at Willow Clump Island "Ask my grandmother for a telescope, and look out the mix through the butt end." Acton's Feud A Public School Story It was then that the old guide began to deliberate about rushing forward and despatching his coonship with the butt end of his rifle. Camp and Trail A Story of the Maine Woods Cut the corn from the cob, cutting from tip to butt end. Every Step in Canning I then, with the butt end of my fowling-piece, rammed the head farther into the throat of the crocodile, and destroyed him by suffocation, for he could neither gorge nor eject it. The Children's Hour, v 5. Stories From Seven Old Favorites She said that at one time her Master struck her over the head with the butt end of a cowhide, that made a hole in her head, the scar of which she still carries. Slave Narratives: a Folk History of Slavery in the United States From Interviews with Former Slaves Indiana Narratives He stumbled and dropped the gun out of his hands, but caught it at once before it touched the ground, knocking his knee violently against the butt end as he did so. The Schoolmaster She was whipping one of the maids with the butt end of her riding-whip. The American Baron Facing his assailant with the bear-spear, he struck up his arms, and with the butt end hit hard so that he fell. The Were-Wolf The vandal struck her a stunning blow with the butt end of the pistol—all in vain. History of Kershaw's Brigade At the battle of Landau he had his skull broken open by a blow from the butt end of a musket. Lives of the Most Remarkable Criminals Who have been Condemned and Executed for Murder, the Highway, Housebreaking, Street Robberies, Coining or other offences They had their hands to strangle me with, the butt ends of their muskets to smash my head with, pebbles to stone me with. The Teeth of the Tiger "Hold on to this, and come up," replied the other, holding out the butt end of a spear to him, which he caught hold of and clambered up the ship's side. Tales of Old Japan In the fourth bar of "B" music, No. 1 taps No. 2 on every beat, as follows: First beat, No. 1, with butt end, taps No. 2 on top end. The Morris Book, Part 1 A History of Morris Dancing, With a Description of Eleven Dances as Performed by the Morris-Men of England A metal end or shoe covers the butt end of the weapon, thus converting it into an excellent staff for mountain climbing. The Tinguian Social, Religious, and Economic Life of a Philippine Tribe A child in the horse trough, knocked there from its mother's arms by the butt end of a bayonet, its red curls quite sticky in a circle of its little blood. The Vertical City He walked to the other end of the bridge, and stood there chewing savagely at the butt end of his cigar. A Master of Fortune Being Further Adventures of Captain Kettle The butt ends of four muskets rattle on the pavement--the sergeant's hand is on his shoulder--the sergeant's voice rings in his ear. In the Days of My Youth He contrived however to fracture his skull with the butt end of it, so that the slave died on the third day. The History of the Rise, Progress and Accomplishment of the Abolition of the African Slave Trade by the British Parliament (1808), Volume I He unslings his unloaded gun—he had forgotten it till then—and, tightly seizing it in his strong hands, he flings the butt end against the lock. The Italians The piece numbers will be plainly marked upon the butt end of each log by the collector. The Mechanical Properties of Wood Including a Discussion of the Factors Affecting the Mechanical Properties, and Methods of Timber Testing Goldsmith used to say, in the witty words of one of Cibber's comedies, "There is no arguing with Johnson, for when his pistol misses fire, he knocks you down with the butt end of it." The World's Greatest Books — Volume 09 — Lives and Letters Tom laid about him with the butt end of his rifle, and, being a strong young fellow, dead and dying foxes were soon lying all round him. Crusoes of the Frozen North Hereupon we resolved to kill the first that came, to prevent discovery, and that too with our swords, and the butt end of our muskets, for fear the report of our guns should be heard. The Life and Most Surprising Adventures of Robinson Crusoe, of York, Mariner (1801) It's because of how you've got to fight when your turn comes; like devils, to hold up, for all you may know, the butt end of the whole day's bloody business. Kincaid's Battery The old man resumed his work, but was so feeble that he in vain endeavored to use his hoe, and the overseer struck him to the ground with the butt end of his whip. Friends, though divided A Tale of the Civil War She was so mad she took the whip and hit me over the head with the butt end of it, and the blood flew. Slave Narratives: a Folk History of Slavery in the United States From Interviews with Former Slaves Arkansas Narratives, Part 7 The old Huguenot shot a glance of anger and contempt at them, and was turning to go, when one of them thrust at his ribs with the butt end of his halberd. The Refugees A-hoy! a-hoy!" cried he, at the door, striking the ground with the butt end of his carbine! "down with the hammocks, down with the hammocks! The Mirror of Literature, Amusement, and Instruction Volume 12, No. 347, December 20, 1828 When he told him he started to hit him with the butt end of the gun he was wearing. Slave Narratives: a Folk History of Slavery in the United States From Interviews with Former Slaves Arkansas Narratives, Part 1 I then, with the butt end of my fowling piece, rammed the head farther into the throat of the crocodile, and destroyed him by suffocation, for he could neither gorge nor eject it. Journeys Through Bookland, Vol. 5 This, Synder took as a threat, and retorted, "No, we'll settle it right here," and struck Reed over the head with the butt end of his whip, cutting an ugly scalp wound. The Expedition of the Donner Party and its Tragic Fate "Well, you try it again, and somebody'll get hurt," said the man in the boat, showing the butt end of his pistol. Howard Pyle's Book of Pirates; fiction, fact & fancy concerning the buccaneers & marooners of the Spanish main Somehow or other they don't suit the like of us: the butt end is so small, and any minute you may get your nose burnt! A Hero of Our Time His hand happened to rest on his hip and to come in contact there with the butt end of his revolver, under his red sash. Selected Writings of Guy De Maupassant The butt end of it, all charred and flaked, was still laying in the grass and weeds there. Danny's Own Story Near it there is a little chair, and the butt end of a boy's leather long-lashed whip. Adam Bede It may be a furious squall coming, butt end foremost. The Shadow Line; a confession The other fellow jumped down and struck him over the head with the butt end of his heavy whip. Dracula One of the Nautilus men gave me a simple gun, the butt end of which, made of steel, hollow in the centre, was rather large. Twenty Thousand Leagues under the Sea For best results in this operation, hold the ear of corn so that the butt end is up; then cut from the tip toward the butt, but scrape from the butt toward the tip. Woman's Institute Library of Cookery Volume 5: Fruit and Fruit Desserts; Canning and Drying; Jelly Making, Preserving and Pickling; Confections; Beverages; the Planning of Meals It was the butt end of a pistol. The Man from the Clouds Two wisps of straight rye straw are secured and laid upon the frame, with the butt ends outward and the heads overlapping. Manual of Gardening (Second Edition) I made a blow at him with the butt end of my whip, which missed his head, but fell on his shoulder. Anna St. Ives A box of projectiles in a groove in the thickness of the butt end contained about twenty of these electric balls, which, by means of a spring, were forced into the barrel of the gun. Twenty Thousand Leagues under the Sea As he spoke he carelessly ran the butt end of his rifle under the bed! The Hunted Outlaw or, Donald Morrison, the Canadian Rob Roy Before he had finished it my uncle had struck him with the butt end of the torch on the mouth. The Man from the Clouds The giant clave their skulls with the butt end of his gun, and made off. Dick Sands, the Boy Captain They were kicked in the back, they received blows with the flat of the sword on the shoulder; a blow with the butt end of a gun knocked the guard of the train down. My Double Life The Memoirs of Sarah Bernhardt Captain Nemo pointed out the hideous crustacean, which a blow from the butt end of the gun knocked over, and I saw the horrible claws of the monster writhe in terrible convulsions. Twenty Thousand Leagues under the Sea I have raised them one-eighth of an inch in diameter, with perceptible eyes and mouth on the butt end or root part of the hair. Scientific American, Volume 17, No. 26 December 28, 1867 A Weekly Journal of Practical Information, Art, Science, Mechanics, Chemistry, and Manufactures. He bent over to a neighbour to ask him, but a soldier prodded him at once with the butt end of his spear, and commanded him fiercely to hold his peace. The Last Galley Impressions and Tales After these events the remaining prisoners refused to return to the trenches till they had been "tamed" by being thrashed with the butt end of guns, and by threats of receiving twenty-five lashes each. Cetywayo and his White Neighbours Remarks on Recent Events in Zululand, Natal, and the Transvaal Add to that I should send the Sultan back to Mecca and the Pope to Jerusalem, belaboring their backs with the butt end of a rifle. L'Assommoir Frank struck out with the butt end of his pistol, but in a minute he was overpowered. By Sheer Pluck, a Tale of the Ashanti War With these words the galliard little curate mounted his donkey, thumped his ribs with the butt end of his gun, and trotted off to the hills. The Life and Voyages of Christopher Columbus (Volume II) That evening with Christophe was a fast, Ember Days, Lent: only the butt end of the sausage hanging by the window was left. Jean Christophe: in Paris The Market-Place, Antoinette, the House Jack Morris nervously struck Harry a blow in the side with the butt end of his whip. The Virginians And as the red and gold of the butt end of it faded like a funeral torch trampled out at some symbolic moment of a procession, I realised how immortal ritual is. Tremendous Trifles "There is no arguing with Johnson," said he, "for when his pistol misses fire, he knocks you down with the butt end of it." Oliver Goldsmith A Biography At the very beginning the blacksmith, their ablest man and virtual leader, was knocked down senseless with a blow on his head with the butt end of a gun. A Shepherd's Life Impressions of the South Wiltshire Downs The cabin was small and close, and dimly lighted, and evil smelling, and shaped like the butt end of a coffin. While the Billy Boils The butt ends of the three old streets that led down toward the sea-ground were dipped, as if playing seesaw in the surf, and the storm made gangways of them and lighthouses of the lamp-posts. Erema — My Father's Sin Morgan stopped at the door, drew a pistol from its holster and rapped with the butt end as he had done at the Chartreuse. The Companions of Jehu But suppose, in the meantime, that those devils, succeed in breaking open the lower door with the butt end of their muskets—and it is not very strong—what shall we do then?"—" Paris under the Commune The Seventy-Three Days of the Second Siege; with Numerous Illustrations, Sketches Taken on the Spot, and Portraits (from the Original Photographs) The sailor fired his pistol in the scuffle, but without effect; he contrived, however, to fracture his skull with the butt end of it, so that the slave died on the third day. The History of the Rise, Progress and Accomplishment of the Abolition of the African Slave-Trade, by the British Parliament (1839) They cried, "Throw up your butt ends in the air!" The History of a Crime The Testimony of an Eye-Witness Bill was carrying the butt end of a billiard cue for a cane, and bending over the table, he said: "You'd rob a blind man." The Life of Hon. William F. Cody Known as Buffalo Bill the Famous Hunter, Scout and Guide We had scarcely lost sight of Villanow, when the conspirators rushed out and surrounded us, commanding the coachman to stop, and beating down the serving men with the butt ends of their muskets. Thaddeus of Warsaw The foot soldiers, who were escorting the guns, forgetting their duty, allowed themselves to be dispersed by the crowd, and giving way to perfidious persuasion, ended by throwing up the butt ends of their guns. Paris under the Commune The Seventy-Three Days of the Second Siege; with Numerous Illustrations, Sketches Taken on the Spot, and Portraits (from the Original Photographs) I struck the door thrice with the butt end of my whip, then called his name, but without receiving any answer. Confession, or, the Blind Heart; a Domestic Story Almost at the same moment a tumult of voices, and of butt ends of muskets striking the paving-stones, filled the barricade. The History of a Crime The Testimony of an Eye-Witness It was the wall-like butt end of a huge glacier, which looked down on us from an Alpine height which was well up in the blue sky. A Tramp Abroad — Volume 06 "Even then," replied his chief, "not butt end foremost." Problems of Conduct "There is no arguing with Johnson," said one of his friends, Oliver Goldsmith, "for when his pistol misses fire he knocks you down with the butt end of it." English Literature for Boys and Girls We judge, from the much deeper marks of rain erosion, that this end of the island is vastly older than the butt end upon which Haleakala is situated. Time and Change They had seen a Municipal Guard smash in the head of a dying man with the butt end of his musket. The History of a Crime The Testimony of an Eye-Witness Hereupon the expectant Joseph mounted, and seating himself upon the wall, beheld to his horror, Master Bill keeping a fierce bull-dog at bay with the butt end of his fishing-rod. Sketches by Seymour — Volume 03 If he could not argue he would be rude, or, as Goldsmith put it: "If his pistol missed fire, he would knock you down with the butt end." Through the Magic Door "That's not the countersign," said the inexorable sentry, striking the butt end of the musket on the ground with a crash that smote terror into the hearts of the priests. The Confessions of Harry Lorrequer — Volume 1 I laid it down and threatened them with my butt end. The Ivory Trail Stephen got a knock on the head from the butt end of a gun, and tumbled against me, nearly upsetting me. Allan and the Holy Flower "Take your musket then and bayonet him," said Philips, coolly, as he pushed towards the struggling man the butt end of his firelock, which at length reached his hands. Hardscrabble; or, the fall of Chicago. a tale of Indian warfare As he held it up I could see that along the top of the barrel was a long cylinder with a ratchet or catch at the butt end. The War Terror When he had finished, the young Scotchman reached over to the table, seized his revolver, and held the butt end of it out to Philip. Flower of the North A Modern Romance "Never mind," he cried excitedly; "do but let me get a blow at this fellow with the butt end of my musket, and we shall have him." Eclectic School Readings: Stories from Life They were large, half-naked savages, standing like statues with fierce, movable eyes, each one holding, with its butt end on the ground, a huge spear, with a head the size of a shovel. The Life of Sir Richard Burton He threw away the butt end of Sir Luke's cigar when he joined her. Lady Bridget in the Never-Never Land: a story of Australian life A few soldiers jumped to the front, one of them flourishing the butt end of his gun. Mother The horse was hitched to the butt end, and a batten nailed across the prongs kept the cask from slipping off going uphill. On Our Selection The sentinel moved outside the door, and the butt end of his carbine scratched against the lintel. The Gadfly Men wrenched the guns from the soldiers and beat them down with the butt ends of the muskets. The Fortunes of Oliver Horn The butt end of the handle is cunningly carved in the shape of a crocodile's head, or prolonged in a piece of carved deer's horn. The Pagan Tribes of Borneo “No,” he said; “no, thank you, I commenced smokin’ at the butt end, I guess. Cap'n Warren's Wards By a very simple means; the butt end of the pistol was covered with blood, and the trace of the bullet could be observed, with fragments of a broken ring. Louise de la Valliere "Nev-air!" cried the man, with a flourish of the gun which was a rusty-barreled old weapon, perhaps more dangerous at the butt end than at its muzzle. Nan Sherwood at Pine Camp or, the Old Lumberman's Secret Oliver was to sing the air, and Fred was to beat a tattoo on Waller's door with the butt end of a cane. The Fortunes of Oliver Horn The pile is thus suspended with its butt end resting so lightly on the ground that it can easily be guided into the hole prepared for its reception. The Pagan Tribes of Borneo One of us, at last, struck the butt end of a path; but we had not gone far down it before it broke off, and delivered us to the gullies. Noto: an Unexplained Corner of Japan "And then, old fellow, he gives him one in the teeth with the butt end of his gun..." a soldier whose greatcoat was well tucked up said gaily, with a wide swing of his arm. War and Peace Those who do not fall, see the guns reloaded; these are again shot and the wounded dispatched with the butt ends of the muskets. The French Revolution - Volume 3 Many of the spears had a small piece broken off at the butt end. Wanderings among South Sea Savages and in Borneo and the Philippines Holes about four feet in depth are dug for the reception of the butt ends of these. The Pagan Tribes of Borneo When they had put in the watling to within the proper distance of the top they began trimming off the twigs and butt ends of the withes. The Colored Cadet at West Point Autobiography of Lieut. Henry Ossian Flipper, first graduate of color from the U. S. Military Academy We are now at the butt end of the Candle of Hope. Stories from the Pentamerone I brought him to earth with my Mauser and the other was killed by the butt end of my friend's rifle. Beasts, Men and Gods Take the bud end of an asparagus spear in one hand and the butt end in the other and then bend the spear until it breaks. The Perdue Chicken Cookbook If the sword is held horizontally, its point directed forwards and its cutting edge upwards, the butt end is presented with the spur vertically before the face of the observer. The Pagan Tribes of Borneo Sir Richard had hold of the butt end of his revolver then. Peter Ruff and the Double Four Long ago his reserve of ammunition had given out, and he was fighting with the butt end of his revolver. A Poor Wise Man The first thing I discovered was the butt end of a rifle under the pile of pillows always found on the peasants' large beds. Beasts, Men and Gods The traveller kept silence until Pille-Miche put the question again and enforced it with the butt end of his gun. The Chouans The Life Guards attacked them on the right, the Blues on the left; but the Somersetshire clowns, with their scythes and the butt ends of their muskets, faced the royal horse like old soldiers. The History of England, from the Accession of James II — Volume 1 In the confusion, Colonel O'Fallan snapped a pistol in the face of a brave, and knocked him down with the butt end. The Adventures of Captain Bonneville, U. S. A., in the Rocky Mountains and the Far West The butt end of the musket hovered over his head, and he could scarcely restrain himself from closing his eyes, when with one bound Guiche reached the Spaniard and placed a pistol at his throat. Twenty Years After A violent blow from the butt end of the musket burst open the lock, two more forced out the bolts, and the broken door fell in. The Count of Monte Cristo It was Bismarck they were going to escort home with blows from the butt ends of their muskets. Four Short Stories By Emile Zola Aramis had passed his sword through the body of the first and Athos had knocked down the other with the butt end of his pistol. Twenty Years After |
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