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abut (v.)

mid-13c., "to end at, to border on, touch at the end," from Old French aboterabuter "join end to end, touch with an end" (13c.), and abouter "join end to end," from à "to" (see ad-) + boterbouter "to strike, push," from a Germanic source (ultimately from PIE root *bhau- "to strike"). Compare butt (v.). Related: Abuttedabutting.
 
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📘单词丨abutment (n.)📘单词丨abuse (n.)