·noun A limit; a boundary.
II. But ·vt A thrust in fencing.
III. But ·vi ·see Butt, ·v, and Abut, ·v.
IV. But ·vt A mark to be shot at; a target.
V. But ·adv & ·conj Only; solely; merely.
VI. But ·adv & ·conj Except; besides; save.
VII. But ·vt The thicker end of anything. ·see But.
VIII. But ·vt The joint where two planks in a strake meet.
IX. But ·vt A piece of land left unplowed at the end of a field.
X. But ·adv & ·conj Except with; unless with; without.
XI. But ·vt A limit; a bound; a goal; the extreme bound; the end.
XII. But ·vt The portion of a half-coupling fastened to the end of a hose.
XIII. But ·vt The hut or shelter of the person who attends to the targets in rifle practice.
XIV. But ·vt A person at whom ridicule, jest, or contempt is directed; as, the butt of the company.
XV. But ·vt A push, thrust, or sudden blow, given by the head of an animal; as, the butt of a ram.
XVI. But ·adv & ·conj Otherwise than that; that not;
— commonly, after a negative, with that.
XVII. But ·vt The thickest and stoutest part of tanned oxhides, used for soles of boots, harness, trunks.
XVIII. But (·prep, ·adv & ·conj) The outer apartment or kitchen of a two-roomed house;
— opposed to ben, the inner room.
XIX. But ·noun The end; ·esp. the larger or thicker end, or the blunt, in distinction from the sharp, end. ·see 1st Butt.
XX. But ·vt The end of a connecting rod or other like piece, to which the boxing is attached by the strap, cotter, and gib.
XXI. But ·vt A joint where the ends of two objects come squarely together without scarfing or chamfering;
— also called butt joint.
XXII. But ·adv & ·conj Excepting or excluding the fact that; save that; were it not that; unless;
— elliptical, for but that.
XXIII. But ·vt A kind of hinge used in hanging doors, ·etc.;
— so named because fastened on the edge of the door, which butts against the casing, instead of on its face, like the strap hinge; also called butt hinge.
XXIV. But ·adv & ·conj On the contrary; on the other hand; only; yet; still; however; nevertheless; more; further;
— as connective of sentences or clauses of a sentence, in a sense more or less exceptive or adversative; as, the House of Representatives passed the bill, but the Senate dissented; our wants are many, but quite of another kind.