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abut |
2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Abut \A*but"\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Abutted}; p. pr & vb n. {Abutting}.] [OF. abouter, aboter cf F. aboutir and also abuter; a (L. ad) + OF boter, buter, to push: cf F. bout end and but end purpose.] To project; to terminate or border; to be contiguous; to meet -- with on upon or against; as his land abuts on the road. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: abut v : lie adjacent to another; "Canada adjoins the U.S." [syn: {border}, {adjoin}, {edge}, {butt}, {butt against}, {butt on}]
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