butment

n. மூட்டு, மூட்டி இணைத்தல், பொருந்திக் கூடுதல்.

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But"ment, n. Etym: [Abbreviation of Abutment.] 1. (Arch.) Defn: A buttress of an arch; the supporter, or that part which joins it to the upright pier. 2. (Masonry) Defn: The mass of stone or solid work at the end of a bridge, by which the extreme arches are sustained, or by which the end of a bridge without arches is supported. Butment cheek (Carp.), the part of a mortised timber surrounding the mortise, and against which the shoulders of the tenon bear. Knight.

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