Dictionary - Definition of BUTMENT


Part of Speech	Definition
Noun	1. A buttress of an arch; the supporter, or that part which joins it to the upright pier.[Websters] 2. The mass of stone or solid work at the end of a bridge, by which the extreme arches are sustained, or by which the end of a bridge without arches is supported.[Websters].
Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)		Top

"Butment" is a common misspelling or typo for: abutment, hutment.

Date "Butment" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1828. (references)

Note: Butment \But"ment\, noun. [Abbreviation of Abutment.]. (references)

Specialty Definition: BUTMENT

Domain	Definition
Noah Webster	[Noun] A buttress of an arch; the supporter, or that part which joins it to the upright pier. Source: Webster's 1828 American Dictionary.
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.		Top


Part of Speech	Definition
Noun	1. A buttress of an arch; the supporter, or that part which joins it to the upright pier.[Websters] 2. The mass of stone or solid work at the end of a bridge, by which the extreme arches are sustained, or by which the end of a bridge without arches is supported.[Websters].
Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)		Top

"BUTMENT" is a common misspelling or typo for: abutment, hutment.

Date "BUTMENT" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1828. (references)

Note: Butment \But"ment\, noun. [Abbreviation of Abutment.]. (references)

Domain	Definition
Noah Webster	[Noun] A buttress of an arch; the supporter, or that part which joins it to the upright pier. Source: Webster's 1828 American Dictionary.
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.		Top