2. The end; esp. the larger or thicker end, or the blunt, in
distinction from the sharp, end. Now disused in this
sense, being replaced by {butt}[2]. See 1st {Butt}.
[1913 Webster +PJC]
{But end}, the larger or thicker end; as, the but end of a log; the but end of a musket. See {Butt}, n. [1913 Webster]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.
But — But, n. [See 1st {But}.] 1. A limit; a boundary. [1913 Webster] 2. The end; esp. the larger or thicker end, or the blunt, in distinction from the sharp, end. Now disused in this sense, being replaced by {butt}[2]. See 1st {Butt}. [1913 Webster… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
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