Butment

But´ment

1.(Arch.) A buttress of an arch; the supporter, or that part which joins it to the upright pier.

2.(Masonry) The mass of stone or solid work at the end of a bridge, by which the extreme arches are sustained, or by which the end of a bridge without arches is supported.

Butment cheek(Carp.) the part of a mortised timber surrounding the mortise, and against which the shoulders of the tenon bear.- Knight.

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abutment

abutment A A masonry mass (or the like) which receives the thrust of an arch, vault, or strut.

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