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butt hinge definition

butt hinge

a hinge with rectangular parts which are fastened to surfaces that close on each other, as the narrow edge of a door and the jamb

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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