Thick end of the handle.

synonym: butt.

Roget 67: end, close, termination; desinence^†, conclusion, finis, finale, period, term, terminus, endpoint, last, omega; extreme, extremity; gable end, butt end, fag-end; tip, nib, point; tail etc. (rear) 235; verge etc. (edge) 231; tag, peroration; bonne bouche [Fr.]; bottom dollar, tail end, rear guard.    consummation, denouement; finish etc. (completion) 729; fate; doom, doomsday; crack of doom, day of Judgment, dies irae, fall of the curtain; goal, destination; limit, determination; expiration, expiry^†, extinction, extermination; death etc. 360; end of all things; finality; eschatology.    break up, commencement de la fin, last stage, turning point; coup de grace, deathblow; knock-out-blow; sockdolager [U.S.].    ... show more

Dutch: kolf