Business-end
the front part or end of a tool, weapon, etc., with which the work is done or from which a missile is ejected, as opposed to the handle or butt:
the business end of a revolver; the business end of a screwdriver.
Historical Examples
Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. 102, June 11, 1892 Various
How Canada was Won F. S. Brereton
noun
(informal) the part of a tool or weapon that does the work, as contrasted with the handle
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