Variant of butt
noun
Origin: ? infl. by Fr butte, mound < OFr buter
a mound of earth, bales of straw, etc. behind a target, for receiving fired rounds or shot arrowsOrigin: < 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