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One who mines by contract, at so much per ton of coal or ore.

The butting or boundary of land, particularly at the end; a headland. Spelman.

One who, or that which, abuts. Specifically, the owner of a contiguous estate; as, the abutters on a street or a river.

A chronic skin affection terminating in an ulcer, most commonly of the face. It is endemic along the Mediterranean, and is probably due to a specific bacillus. Called also Aleppo ulcer, Biskara boil, Delhi boil, Oriental sore, etc.

A chronic contagious affection of the skin, prevalent in the tropics.

, (Bot.) A plant with flowers shaped like buttons; especially, several species of Ranunculus, and the cornflower (Centaures cyanus) and globe amaranth (Gomphrena).

Same as Aleppo boil.

A throw in which the wrestler turns his left side to his opponent, places his left leg across both legs of his opponent, and pulls him forward over his hip; hence, an unexpected defeat or repulse.

With direct and violentop position; with sudden collision. [Colloq.] L'Estrange.

A soldier armed with a hagbut or arquebus. [Written also hackbutter.] Froude.

Incapable of being rebutted. Coleridge.

A paste made by mixing ground fresh roasted peanuts with a small quantity of water or oil, and used chiefly as a relish on sandwiches, etc.

used in making biscuits and crackers, for mixing with cocoa, etc. A mixture of this with butter, water, and salt is called Plasmon butter, and resembles clotted cream in appearance.

A simple device, resembling a button in form, so arranged that pushing it closes an electric circuit, as of an electric bell.

Capable of being rebutted.

The giving of evidence on the part of a plaintiff to destroy the effect of evidence introduced by the defendant in the same suit.

The answer of a defendant in matter of fact to a plaintiff's surrejoinder.

A pteropod.

A large American butterfly (Papilio troilus). It is black, with yellow marginal spots on the front wings, and blue on the rear.

To loose the buttons of; to unfasten.