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An abuttal; a boundary. Without buttings or boundings on any side. Bp. Beveridge.

as the joints which the struts and braces form with the truss posts; -- sometimes called abutting joint.

State of abutting.

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

The act of butting like a ram; act of using a battering-ram. [Obs.] Bacon.

A peculiar brad-shaped spike, to be driven alongside the end of an abutting timber to prevent its slipping.

To strike by thrusting the head against; to strike with the head. Two harmless lambs are butting one the other. Sir H. Wotton.

A pin, or block, of wood or metal, fitting into holes in the abutting portions of two pieces, and being partly in one piece and partly in the other, to keep them in their proper relative position.

A butting piece; a strengthening piece, esp.: (Mil.) A piece of wood at the lower end of a platform, designed to prevent the wheels of gun carriages from injuring the parapet.

ed in one of the pieces. -- Joint chair (Railroad), the chair that supports the ends of abutting rails. -- Joint coupling, a universal joint for coupling shafting. See under Universal. -- Joint hinge, a hinge having long leaves; a strap hinge. -- Joint splice, a reënforce at a joint, to sustain the parts in their t…

An engine of war used for butting or battering. Specifically: