A-bŭt', v. i.

[imp. & p. p. ABUTTED; p. pr. & vb. n. ABUTTING.] [Fr. aboutir, O. Fr. abouter, from bout, end, extremity, from A-S. butan, without, on the outside, L. Lat. abuttare. See ABOUT and BUT, n.] To terminate or border; to be contiguous; to meet.