abuttal

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US/əˈbʌt.l̩/

noun

The butting or boundary of land, particularly at the end; buttals.

First used First attested in the early 17ᵗʰ century.Scrabble 9

Meanings

nounabuttal (plural abuttals)

plural abuttals

  1. pluralplural onlyrareThe butting or boundary of land, particularly at the end; buttals.First known use First attested in the early 17ᵗʰ century.

    The land is set forth by bounds and abuttals.

    1596, Francis Bacon, Maxims of the Law
  2. An abutment.First known use First attested in the early 17ᵗʰ century.
  3. The act of abutting.
verbabuttal (third-person singular simple present abuttals, present participle (US) abuttaling or (UK) abuttalling, simple past and past participle (US) abuttaled or (UK) abuttalled)

present singular third person abuttals · US participle present abuttaling · UK participle present abuttalling · US participle past abuttaled · US past abuttaled · UK participle past abuttalled · UK past abuttalled

  1. transitiveTo describe a piece of land in terms of its abuttals.

Origin

Translations

Polish granica
  • granicaboundary of land
Russian межа́, грани́ца
  • межа́ (mežá)boundary of land
  • грани́ца (graníca)boundary of land

Rhymes & wordplay

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APA

abuttal. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/abuttal

MLA

“abuttal.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/abuttal. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “abuttal,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/abuttal.

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