Butt

n.	1.	A limit; a bound; a goal; the extreme bound; the end. Here is my journey's end, here my butt And very sea mark of my utmost sail. - Shak.
	2.	The larger or thicker end of anything; the blunt end, in distinction from the sharp end; as, the butt of a rifle. Formerly also spelled but. See 2nd but, n. sense 2.
	3.	A mark to be shot at; a target. The groom his fellow groom at butts defies, And bends his bow, and levels with his eyes. - Dryden.
	4.	A person at whom ridicule, jest, or contempt is directed; as, the butt of the company. I played a sentence or two at my butt, which I thought very smart. - Addison.
	5.	A push, thrust, or sudden blow, given by the head of an animal; as, the butt of a ram.
	6.	A thrust in fencing. To prove who gave the fairer butt, John shows the chalk on Robert's coat. - Prior.
	7.	A piece of land left unplowed at the end of a field. The hay was growing upon headlands and butts in cornfields. - Burrill.
	8.	(Mech.) A joint where the ends of two objects come squarely together without scarfing or chamfering; - also called butt joint.
	9.	(Shipbuilding) The joint where two planks in a strake meet.
	10.	(Carp.) 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.
	11.	(Leather Trade) The thickest and stoutest part of tanned oxhides, used for soles of boots, harness, trunks.
	12.	The hut or shelter of the person who attends to the targets in rifle practice.
	13.	The buttocks; as, get up off your butt and get to work; - used as a euphemism, less objectionable than ass. Butt chain (Saddlery) a short chain attached to the end of a tug. Butt end The thicker end of anything. See But end, under 2d But. Amen; and make me die a good old man! That's the butt end of a mother's blessing. - Shak. A butt's length the ordinary distance from the place of shooting to the butt, or mark. Butts and bounds (Conveyancing) abuttals and boundaries. In lands of the ordinary rectangular shape, butts are the lines at the ends (F. bouts), and bounds are those on the sides, or sidings, as they were formerly termed. Bead and butt See under Bead. - Burrill. Butt and butt joining end to end without overlapping, as planks. Butt weld (Mech.) a butt joint, made by welding together the flat ends, or edges, of a piece of iron or steel, or of separate pieces, without having them overlap. See Weld. Full butt headfirst with full force. - Marryat.
v. i.	1.	To join at the butt, end, or outward extremity; to terminate; to be bounded; to abut. [imp. & p. p. Butted; p. pr. & vb. n. Butting.] And Barnsdale there doth butt on Don's well-watered ground. - Drayton.
	2.	To thrust the head forward; to strike by thrusting the head forward, as an ox or a ram. [See Butt, n.] A snow-white steer before thine altar led, Butts with his threatening brows. - Dryden.
v. t.	1.	To strike by thrusting the head against; to strike with the head. Two harmless lambs are butting one the other. - Sir H. Wotton.
n.	1.	A large cask or vessel for wine or beer. It contains two hogsheads.
	1.	(Zool.) The common English flounder.

Noun	1.	butt - thick end of the handle Synonyms: butt end
	2.	butt - a victim of ridicule or pranks Synonyms: laughingstock, stooge, goat
	3.	butt - the fleshy part of the human body that you sit on; "he deserves a good kick in the butt"; "are you going to sit on your fanny and do nothing?" Synonyms: arse, ass, behind, buns, buttocks, derriere, fanny, hind end, hindquarters, keister, nates, posterior, prat, rear end, tooshie, tush, seat, fundament, backside, bottom, stern, rump, tail end, tail, rear, bum, can
	4.	butt - sports equipment consisting of an object set up for a marksman or archer to aim at Synonyms: target
	5.	butt - finely ground tobacco wrapped in paper; for smoking Synonyms: cigaret, cigarette, coffin nail, fag
	6.	butt - a joint made by fastening ends together without overlapping Synonyms: butt joint
	7.	butt - a large cask (especially one holding a volume equivalent to 2 hogsheads or 126 gallons)
	8.	butt - the small unused part of something (especially the end of a cigarette that is left after smoking) Synonyms: stub
Verb	1.	butt - lie adjacent to another or share a boundary; "Canada adjoins the U.S."; "England marches with Scotland" Synonyms: butt against, butt on, abut, adjoin, edge, border, march
	2.	butt - to strike, thrust or shove against, often with head or horns; "He butted his sister out of the way" Synonyms: bunt
	3.	butt - place end to end without overlapping; "The frames must be butted at the joints"

BUTT. A measure of capacity, equal to one hundred and eight gallons. See Measure.

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