abuttal

English

Etymology

abut +‎ -al

Pronunciation
  • (US) IPA(key): /əˈbʌt.l̩/
  • Rhymes: -ʌtəl

Noun

abuttal (plural abuttals)

  1. (rare, plural only) The butting or boundary of land, particularly at the end; buttals. [First attested in the early 17th century.][1]
    (Can we find and add a quotation of Spelman to this entry?)
  2. An abutment. [First attested in the early 17th century.][1]
  3. The act of abutting.

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References
  1. “abuttal” in Lesley Brown, editor, The Shorter Oxford English Dictionary, 5th edition, Oxford: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 11.
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