A*but" (&?;), v. i. [imp. & p. p. Abutted;
p. pr. & vb. n.
Abutting.]
[OF. abouter,
aboter; cf. F. aboutir, and also abuter; a (L. ad)
+ OF. boter, buter, to push: cf. F.
bout end, and but end, purpose.] To project; to terminate or border; to
be contiguous; to meet; -- with on, upon, or against; as, his land abuts on the road.
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