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butt joint
WORDNET DICTIONARY
Noun butt joint has 1 sense
- butt joint(n = noun.artifact) butt - a joint made by fastening ends together without overlapping; Array has particulars: butt-weld, butt weld, fish joint
is a kind of joint
CIDE DICTIONARY
butt joint,
A joint in which the edges or ends of the pieces united come squarely together instead of overlapping. See 1st Butt, 8. [1913 Webster]
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