BUT (3)

but (3). But, n. a boundary, bound, limit, end, ob.

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But, n. [[See 1st But.]] 1. 1. A limit; a boundary.
2. 2. The end; esp. the larger or thicker end, or the blunt, in distinction from the sharp, end. See 1st Butt.
But end, the larger or thicker end; as, the but end of a log; the but end of a musket. See Butt, n.