- Butt hinge
- Butt hinge Butt" hinge` See 1st {Butt}, 10. [1913 Webster]
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Butt hinge
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butt hinge — Butt Butt, But But, n. [F. but butt, aim (cf. butte knoll), or bout, OF. bot, end, extremity, fr. boter, buter, to push, butt, strike, F. bouter; of German origin; cf. OHG. b[=o]zan, akin to E. beat. See {Beat}, v. t.] 1. A limit; a bound; a… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
butt hinge — n. a hinge with rectangular parts which are fastened to surfaces that close on each other, as the narrow edge of a door and the jamb: see HINGE … English World dictionary
butt hinge — butt′ hinge n. bui a hinge for a door or the like, secured to the butting surfaces rather than to the adjacent sides of the door and its frame • Etymology: 1780–90 … From formal English to slang
butt hinge — noun a hinge mortised flush into the edge of the door and jamb • Hypernyms: ↑hinge, ↑flexible joint * * * noun Etymology: butt (VI) : a hinge applied on and usually mortised flush into the edge of a door and the face of the casing against which… … Useful english dictionary
butt hinge — noun A kind of hinge used in hanging doors, lid, covers, etc.; so named because fastened on the edge of the door, which butts against the frame, stop molding, and casing, instead of on its face, like the strap hinge; also called butt … Wiktionary
butt hinge — a hinge for a door or the like, secured to the butting surfaces rather than to the adjacent sides of the door and its frame. Cf. flap (def. 20a). See illus. under hinge. [1780 90] * * * … Universalium
butt hinge — noun Date: 1815 a hinge usually mortised flush into the edge of a door and its jamb … New Collegiate Dictionary
Butt — Butt, But But, n. [F. but butt, aim (cf. butte knoll), or bout, OF. bot, end, extremity, fr. boter, buter, to push, butt, strike, F. bouter; of German origin; cf. OHG. b[=o]zan, akin to E. beat. See {Beat}, v. t.] 1. A limit; a bound; a goal; the … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Butt and butt — Butt Butt, But But, n. [F. but butt, aim (cf. butte knoll), or bout, OF. bot, end, extremity, fr. boter, buter, to push, butt, strike, F. bouter; of German origin; cf. OHG. b[=o]zan, akin to E. beat. See {Beat}, v. t.] 1. A limit; a bound; a… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Butt chain — Butt Butt, But But, n. [F. but butt, aim (cf. butte knoll), or bout, OF. bot, end, extremity, fr. boter, buter, to push, butt, strike, F. bouter; of German origin; cf. OHG. b[=o]zan, akin to E. beat. See {Beat}, v. t.] 1. A limit; a bound; a… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
