a·but (ə-bŭt')

v., a·but·ted, a·but·ting, a·buts.

v.intr.
To touch or end at one end or side; lie adjacent.

v.tr.

1. To border upon or end at; be next to.
2. To support as an abutment.

[Middle English abutten, from Old French abouter, to border on (a-, to , from Latin ad-; see ad- + bouter, to strike) and from Old French abuter, to end at (from but, end; see butt⁴).]

abutter a·but'ter n.

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