But \But\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Butted; p. pr. & vb. n. Butting.]

See Butt, v., and Abut, v.

Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
 

Butt \Butt\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Butted; p. pr. & vb. n. Butting.]

[OE. butten, OF. boter to push, F. bouter. See Butt an end, and cf. Boutade.]

1. To join at the butt, end, or outward extremity; to terminate; to be bounded; to abut. [Written also but.]

And Barnsdale there doth butt on Don's well-watered ground. --Drayton.

2. To thrust the head forward; to strike by thrusting the head forward, as an ox or a ram. [See Butt, n.]

A snow-white steer before thine altar led, Butts with his threatening brows. --Dryden.

Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
 

Butting \But"ting\, n. An abuttal; a boundary.

Without buttings or boundings on any side. --Bp. Beveridge.

Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)