A limit; a bound; a goal; the extreme bound; the
end.
The thicker end of anything. See
But.
A mark to be shot at; a target.
A person at whom ridicule, jest, or contempt is
directed; as, the butt of the company.
A push, thrust, or sudden blow, given by the
head of an animal; as, the butt of a ram.
A thrust in fencing.
A piece of land left unplowed at the end of a
field.
A joint where
the ends of two objects come squarely together without scarfing or
chamfering; -- also called
butt joint.
The joint where two planks
in a strake meet.
A kind of hinge used in hanging
doors, etc.; -- so named because fastened on the edge of the door, which
butts against the casing, instead of on its face, like the strap
hinge; also called butt hinge.
The thickest and
stoutest part of tanned oxhides, used for soles of boots, harness,
trunks.
The hut or shelter of the person who attends to
the targets in rifle practice.
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