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  1. v. t. Alt. of But
  2. v. i. To join at the butt, end, or outward extremity; to terminate; to be bounded; to abut.
  3. v. i. To thrust the head forward; to strike by thrusting the head forward, as an ox or a ram. [See Butt, n.]
  4. v. t. To strike by thrusting the head against; to strike with the head.
  5. n. A large cask or vessel for wine or beer. It contains two hogsheads.
  6. n. The common English flounder.
  7. n. thick end of the handle
  8. n. the part of a plant from which the roots spring or the part of a stalk or trunk nearest the roots
  9. n. a victim of ridicule or pranks
  10. n. the fleshy part of the human body that you sit on
  11. n. sports equipment consisting of an object set up for a marksman or archer to aim at
  12. n. finely ground tobacco wrapped in paper; for smoking