Abut

a-but′, v.i. to end: to border (on):— pr.p. abut′ting; pa.p. abut′ted. — ns. Abut′ment , that which abuts: ( arch it. ) what a limb of an arch ends or rests on; Abut′tal , an abutment: ( pl. ) the boundaries.— p.adj. Abut′ting , facing each other: front to front. [Fr. abouter , lit. to join end to end ( à , to, bout , end). See Butt , the end.]