Buttery hatch, a half door between the buttery or kitchen and the hall, in old mansions, over which provisions were passed. Wright.
Butt" hinge` (&?;). See 1st Butt, 10.
But"-thorn` (&?;), n. (Zoöl.) The common European starfish (Asterias rubens).
But"ting (&?;), n. An abuttal; a boundary.
Without buttings or boundings on any side.
Bp. Beveridge.
But"ting joint`. A joint between two pieces of timber or wood, at the end of one or both, and either at right angles or oblique to the grain, as the joints which the struts and braces form with the truss posts; -- sometimes called abutting joint.
Butt" joint` (&?;). A joint in which the edges or ends of the pieces united come squarely together instead of overlapping. See 1st Butt, 8.
But"tock (&?;), n. [From Butt an end.] 1. The part at the back of the hip, which, in man, forms one of the rounded protuberances on which he sits; the rump.