meaning of butt
1. Alt. of But
2. To join at the butt, end, or outward extremity; to terminate; to be bounded; to abut.
3. To thrust the head forward; to strike by thrusting the head forward, as an ox or a ram. [See Butt, n. ]
4. To strike by thrusting the head against; to strike with the head.
5. A large cask or vessel for wine or beer. It contains two hogsheads.
6. The common English flounder.
7. An arrow without a barb, for shooting at butts; an arrow.
8. See Butt weld, under Butt.
9. A joint in which the edges or ends of the pieces united come squarely together instead of overlapping. See 1st Butt, 8.
10. See 1st Butt, 10.
Related Words
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