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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.
[1913 Webster]
Source: The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 | ![]() |
abut
v : lie adjacent to another or share a boundary; "Canada adjoins
the U.S."; "England marches with Scotland" [syn: border,
adjoin, edge, march, butt, butt against, butt
on]
[also: abutting, abutted]
Source: WordNet (r) 2.0 | ![]() |
abutting
adj : having a common boundary or edge; touching; "abutting lots";
"adjoining rooms"; "Rhode Island has two bordering
states; Massachusetts and Conncecticut"; "the side of
Germany conterminous with France"; "Utah and the
contiguous state of Idaho"; "neighboring cities" [syn:
adjacent, adjoining, conterminous, contiguous,
neighboring(a)]
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abutting
See abut
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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.
Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) | ![]() |
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