butt

noun

1. the thick end of anything, as of a whip handle, rifle stock, etc.
2. the remaining end of anything; stub; stump; specif., the stub of a smoked cigarette or cigar

3. 1. Etymology: ? infl. by Fr butte, mound < OFr buter

      a mound of earth, bales of straw, etc. behind a target, for receiving fired rounds or shot arrows
   2. a target
   3. a target range
4. a hole in the ground used as a blind by hunters of fowl
5. an object of ridicule or criticism
6. Slang a cigarette
7. Informal the buttocks
8. Obsolete
   1. a limit
   2. a goal
9. Tanning the part of a hide or pelt that covered the animal's backside

Etymology: < several bases, variously confused in E or Fr: ME but, butte, thick end, ? akin to ON būtr, block of wood, Du bot, stumpy, stocky, or ? < OFr bout, end < buter (see butt); ME but, target, boundary < MFr bout, aim, goal, < abuter, to aim < à, at (< L ad) + but, goal (< ?)

transitive verb, intransitive verb

transitive verb

1. to strike or push with the head or horns; ram with the head
2. to strike or bump against
3. to abut on
4. to make abut: (on, upon, or against)

Etymology: ME butten, to drive, thrust < OFr buter (< Frank *botan), to thrust against: for IE base see beat

intransitive verb

1. to make a butting motion
2. to move or drive headfirst
3. to stick out; project
4. to abut

noun

1. a thrust with the head or horns
2. a thrust in fencing

Etymology: ME; prob. < OFr buter, or < the v.

noun

1. a large barrel or cask, as for wine or beer
2. a measure of liquid capacity equal to 126 gal or two hogsheads (108 imperial gal)

Etymology: ME butte < OFr botte < ML butta < LL buttis, cask

noun

Etymology: ME butte, but; prob. < MLowG butte (> Swed butta, Du bot, Ger butte) < adj. butte, lumpy: akin to butt