Abut Definition

ə-bŭt
abuts, abutted, abutting
verb
abuts, abutted, abutting
To touch or end at one end or side; lie adjacent.
American Heritage
To end (on) or lean (upon) at one end; border (on); terminate (against)
Webster's New World
To end at; border upon.
Webster's New World
To border upon or end at; be next to.
American Heritage
To support as an abutment.
American Heritage
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Origin of Abut

  • Middle English abutten from Old French abouter to border on (a- to) (from Latin ad- ad–) (bouter to strike bhau- in Indo-European roots) and from Old French abuter to end at (from but end butt4)

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

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