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1. The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 | ||
Butment \But"ment\, n. [Abbreviation of Abutment.] 1. (Arch.) A buttress of an arch; the supporter, or that part which joins it to the upright pier. [1913 Webster] 2. (Masonry) The mass of stone or solid work at the end of a bridge, by which the extreme arches are sustained, or by which the end of a bridge without arches is supported. [1913 Webster] Butment cheek (Carp.), the part of a mortised timber surrounding the mortise, and against which the shoulders of the tenon bear. --Knight. [1913 Webster] Butt | ||
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