abut
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Abut meaning - Spinfold
verb
(
abuts
,
abutting
,
abutted
)
with object
(of an area of
land
or a
building
) be
next to
or have a
common
boundary
with:
〈土地･建物などが〉…に隣接する(
adjoin
)
e.g.
gardens abutting Prescott Street
e.g.
no object
: a park abutting on an area of wasteland.
touch
or
lean
on:
寄りかかっている
e.g.
masonry may crumble where a roof abuts it.
ORIGIN
late
Middle English
: the sense ‘have a
common
boundary
’ from
Anglo-Latin
abuttare
, from
a-
(from
Latin
ad
‘
to
,
at
’) +
Old French
but
‘
end
’; the sense ‘
lean
upon’ (late
16th century
) from
Old French
abouter
, from
a-
(from
Latin
ad
‘
to
,
at
’) +
bouter
‘
strike
,
butt
’, of
Germanic
origin.