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butt joint

 
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–noun Building Trades.
a joint formed by two pieces of wood or metal united end to end without overlapping.
Origin:
1815–25
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n.  A joint formed by two abutting surfaces placed squarely together.

[From butt2.]
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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Butt joint

Butt" joint`\ A joint in which the edges or ends of the pieces united come squarely together instead of overlapping. See 1st Butt, 8.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc.
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