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Vinony

abut

verb

  1. to border on, be contiguous with
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Wiktionary

Pronunciation: /əˈbʌt/ / /əˈbʊt/

verb

Etymology: From Middle English abutten, from Old French aboter (“to touch at one end, border on”), abouter (“to join end to end”), abuter (“to buttress, to put an end to”), from a- (“towards”) + bout (“end”), boter, bouter (“to strike”), buter (“to strike, finish”). Equivalent to a- (“towards, change to”) + butt (“push”)

  1. To lean against on one end; to end on, of a part of a building or wall.