Butt.
The hinder, larger, or blunter end of an object; as of a gun, a connecting-rod, a crow-bar, etc.1. The end of a connecting-rod against which the boxing is attached by the strap, cotter, and gib.
2. The end of an object where it comes squarely against another.
3. A joint where the ends of two objects come squarely together without scarfing or chamfering.
4. A form of door-hinge which screws to the edge of a door, and butts against the casing instead of extending along the face of a door, like the strap-hinge. It consists of two oblong plates, one edge of each of which is dentated to fit its fellow, a pintle traversing each interlocking portion to form a joint. See butt-hinge.
5. a. A target.
b. A wooden structure, consisting of several thicknesses of boards, separated by small intervals, for the purpose of ascertaining the depth of penetration of bullets.
c. A frame of iron and wood, representing a large section of armor-plating, and moored in position for determining the destructive power of shot, shell, and given charges of powder.
d. A mound of earth to receive the bullets in the proof of gun-barrels.
6. (Shipbuilding.) The meeting-joint of two planks in a strake. The joint between two strakes is a seam.
7. The thick part of an ox-hide.
8. The standing portion of a half-coupling at the end of a hose.
9. The shoulder-end of a gun-stock covered with a heel-plate.
10. A large cask containing 126 wine gallons.
