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business end
noun[ S ]
informaluk /ˈbɪz.nɪs ˌend/ us /ˈbɪz.nɪs ˌend/
The business end of something, such as a knife or a gun, is the end that does the work or damage rather than the handle.（刀、枪等）行使主要功能的一端
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Hand weapons
basket hilt
battleaxe
bayonet
blowgun
blowpipe
falchion
flick knife
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rocket-propelled grenade
RPG
sabre
scabbard
scimitar
trident
two-edged
unfond
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Tools
Parts of guns
John Brown reversed the net, and, lying flat on the wharf, gingerly thrust the business end of the contrivance through the opening and into the dark, weed-streaked water.
Mr. Barry came back with Anne, carrying a coil of rope to which was attached a claw-like instrument that had been the business end of a grubbing fork.
Senator, may I trouble you to depress the business end of that syphon?
Something seemed to tell him who was at the business end of that knocker.
The business end of the lash once brushed the boy's cheek.
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