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t hinge
(wn) | T hinge
n 1: a hinge that looks like the letter T when it is opened;
similar to a strap hinge except that one strap has been
replaced by half of a butt hinge that can be mortised flush
into the stationary frame [syn: tee hinge, T hinge] |
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joint hinge
(encz) | joint hinge, n: |
butt hinge
(gcide) | Butt \Butt\, But \But\, n. [F. but butt, aim (cf. butte knoll),
or bout, OF. bot, end, extremity, fr. boter, buter, to push,
butt, strike, F. bouter; of German origin; cf. OHG. b[=o]zan,
akin to E. beat. See Beat, v. t.]
1. A limit; a bound; a goal; the extreme bound; the end.
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Here is my journey's end, here my butt
And very sea mark of my utmost sail. --Shak.
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Note: As applied to land, the word is nearly synonymous with
mete, and signifies properly the end line or boundary;
the abuttal.
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2. The larger or thicker end of anything; the blunt end, in
distinction from the sharp end; as, the butt of a rifle.
Formerly also spelled but. See 2nd but, n. sense 2.
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3. A mark to be shot at; a target. --Sir W. Scott.
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The groom his fellow groom at butts defies,
And bends his bow, and levels with his eyes.
--Dryden.
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4. A person at whom ridicule, jest, or contempt is directed;
as, the butt of the company.
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I played a sentence or two at my butt, which I
thought very smart. --Addison.
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5. A push, thrust, or sudden blow, given by the head of an
animal; as, the butt of a ram.
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6. A thrust in fencing.
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To prove who gave the fairer butt,
John shows the chalk on Robert's coat. --Prior.
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7. A piece of land left unplowed at the end of a field.
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The hay was growing upon headlands and butts in
cornfields. --Burrill.
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8. (Mech.)
(a) A joint where the ends of two objects come squarely
together without scarfing or chamfering; -- also
called butt joint.
(b) The end of a connecting rod or other like piece, to
which the boxing is attached by the strap, cotter, and
gib.
(c) The portion of a half-coupling fastened to the end of
a hose.
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9. (Shipbuilding) The joint where two planks in a strake
meet.
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10. (Carp.) A kind of hinge used in hanging doors, etc.; --
so named because fastened on the edge of the door, which
butts against the casing, instead of on its face, like
the strap hinge; also called butt hinge.
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11. (Leather Trade) The thickest and stoutest part of tanned
oxhides, used for soles of boots, harness, trunks.
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12. The hut or shelter of the person who attends to the
targets in rifle practice.
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13. The buttocks; as, get up off your butt and get to work;
-- used as a euphemism, less objectionable than ass.
[slang]
Syn: ass, rear end, derriere, behind, rump, heinie.
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Butt chain (Saddlery), a short chain attached to the end of
a tug.
Butt end. The thicker end of anything. See But end, under
2d But.
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Amen; and make me die a good old man!
That's the butt end of a mother's blessing. --Shak.
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A butt's length, the ordinary distance from the place of
shooting to the butt, or mark.
Butts and bounds (Conveyancing), abuttals and boundaries.
In lands of the ordinary rectangular shape, butts are the
lines at the ends (F. bouts), and bounds are those on the
sides, or sidings, as they were formerly termed.
--Burrill.
Bead and butt. See under Bead.
Butt and butt, joining end to end without overlapping, as
planks.
Butt weld (Mech.), a butt joint, made by welding together
the flat ends, or edges, of a piece of iron or steel, or
of separate pieces, without having them overlap. See
Weld.
Full butt, headfirst with full force. [Colloq.] "The
corporal . . . ran full butt at the lieutenant."
--Marryat.
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See 1st Butt, 10.
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Butt hinge
(gcide) | Butt \Butt\, But \But\, n. [F. but butt, aim (cf. butte knoll),
or bout, OF. bot, end, extremity, fr. boter, buter, to push,
butt, strike, F. bouter; of German origin; cf. OHG. b[=o]zan,
akin to E. beat. See Beat, v. t.]
1. A limit; a bound; a goal; the extreme bound; the end.
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Here is my journey's end, here my butt
And very sea mark of my utmost sail. --Shak.
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Note: As applied to land, the word is nearly synonymous with
mete, and signifies properly the end line or boundary;
the abuttal.
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2. The larger or thicker end of anything; the blunt end, in
distinction from the sharp end; as, the butt of a rifle.
Formerly also spelled but. See 2nd but, n. sense 2.
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3. A mark to be shot at; a target. --Sir W. Scott.
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The groom his fellow groom at butts defies,
And bends his bow, and levels with his eyes.
--Dryden.
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4. A person at whom ridicule, jest, or contempt is directed;
as, the butt of the company.
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I played a sentence or two at my butt, which I
thought very smart. --Addison.
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5. A push, thrust, or sudden blow, given by the head of an
animal; as, the butt of a ram.
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6. A thrust in fencing.
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To prove who gave the fairer butt,
John shows the chalk on Robert's coat. --Prior.
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7. A piece of land left unplowed at the end of a field.
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The hay was growing upon headlands and butts in
cornfields. --Burrill.
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8. (Mech.)
(a) A joint where the ends of two objects come squarely
together without scarfing or chamfering; -- also
called butt joint.
(b) The end of a connecting rod or other like piece, to
which the boxing is attached by the strap, cotter, and
gib.
(c) The portion of a half-coupling fastened to the end of
a hose.
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9. (Shipbuilding) The joint where two planks in a strake
meet.
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10. (Carp.) A kind of hinge used in hanging doors, etc.; --
so named because fastened on the edge of the door, which
butts against the casing, instead of on its face, like
the strap hinge; also called butt hinge.
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11. (Leather Trade) The thickest and stoutest part of tanned
oxhides, used for soles of boots, harness, trunks.
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12. The hut or shelter of the person who attends to the
targets in rifle practice.
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13. The buttocks; as, get up off your butt and get to work;
-- used as a euphemism, less objectionable than ass.
[slang]
Syn: ass, rear end, derriere, behind, rump, heinie.
[PJC]
Butt chain (Saddlery), a short chain attached to the end of
a tug.
Butt end. The thicker end of anything. See But end, under
2d But.
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Amen; and make me die a good old man!
That's the butt end of a mother's blessing. --Shak.
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A butt's length, the ordinary distance from the place of
shooting to the butt, or mark.
Butts and bounds (Conveyancing), abuttals and boundaries.
In lands of the ordinary rectangular shape, butts are the
lines at the ends (F. bouts), and bounds are those on the
sides, or sidings, as they were formerly termed.
--Burrill.
Bead and butt. See under Bead.
Butt and butt, joining end to end without overlapping, as
planks.
Butt weld (Mech.), a butt joint, made by welding together
the flat ends, or edges, of a piece of iron or steel, or
of separate pieces, without having them overlap. See
Weld.
Full butt, headfirst with full force. [Colloq.] "The
corporal . . . ran full butt at the lieutenant."
--Marryat.
[1913 Webster]Butt hinge \Butt" hinge`\
See 1st Butt, 10.
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Joint hinge
(gcide) | Joint \Joint\ (joint), n. [F. joint, fr. joindre, p. p. joint.
See Join.]
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1. The place or part where two things or parts are joined or
united; the union of two or more smooth or even surfaces
admitting of a close-fitting or junction; junction; as, a
joint between two pieces of timber; a joint in a pipe.
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2. A joining of two things or parts so as to admit of motion;
an articulation, whether movable or not; a hinge; as, the
knee joint; a node or joint of a stem; a ball and socket
joint. See Articulation.
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A scaly gauntlet now, with joints of steel,
Must glove this hand. --Shak.
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To tear thee joint by joint. --Milton.
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3. The part or space included between two joints, knots,
nodes, or articulations; as, a joint of cane or of a grass
stem; a joint of the leg.
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4. Any one of the large pieces of meat, as cut into portions
by the butcher for roasting.
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5. (Geol.) A plane of fracture, or divisional plane, of a
rock transverse to the stratification.
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6. (Arch.) The space between the adjacent surfaces of two
bodies joined and held together, as by means of cement,
mortar, etc.; as, a thin joint.
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7. The means whereby the meeting surfaces of pieces in a
structure are secured together.
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8. [Jag a notch.] A projecting or retreating part in
something; any irregularity of line or surface, as in a
wall. [Now Chiefly U. S.]
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9. (Theaters) A narrow piece of scenery used to join together
two flats or wings of an interior setting.
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10. a disreputable establishment, or a place of low resort,
as for smoking opium; -- also used for a commercial
establishment, implying a less than impeccable
reputation, but often in jest; as, talking about a
high-class joint is an oxymoron. [Slang]
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11. a marijuana cigarette. [Slang]
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12. prison; -- used with "the". [Slang] " he spent five years
in the joint."
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Coursing joint (Masonry), the mortar joint between two
courses of bricks or stones.
Fish joint, Miter joint, Universal joint, etc. See
under Fish, Miter, etc.
Joint bolt, a bolt for fastening two pieces, as of wood,
one endwise to the other, having a nut embedded in one of
the pieces.
Joint chair (Railroad), the chair that supports the ends of
abutting rails.
Joint coupling, a universal joint for coupling shafting.
See under Universal.
Joint hinge, a hinge having long leaves; a strap hinge.
Joint splice, a re["e]nforce at a joint, to sustain the
parts in their true relation.
Joint stool.
(a) A stool consisting of jointed parts; a folding stool.
--Shak.
(b) A block for supporting the end of a piece at a joint;
a joint chair.
Out of joint, out of place; dislocated, as when the head of
a bone slips from its socket; hence, not working well
together; disordered. "The time is out of joint." --Shak.
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Parliament hinge
(gcide) | Parliament \Par"lia*ment\, n. [OE. parlement, F. parlement, fr.
parler to speak; cf. LL. parlamentum, parliamentum. See
Parley.]
1. A parleying; a discussion; a conference. [Obs.]
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But first they held their parliament. --Rom. of R.
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2. A formal conference on public affairs; a general council;
esp., an assembly of representatives of a nation or people
having authority to make laws.
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They made request that it might be lawful for them
to summon a parliament of Gauls. --Golding.
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3. The assembly of the three estates of the United Kingdom of
Great Britain and Ireland, viz., the lords spiritual,
lords temporal, and the representatives of the commons,
sitting in the House of Lords and the House of Commons,
constituting the legislature, when summoned by the royal
authority to consult on the affairs of the nation, and to
enact and repeal laws.
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Note: Thought the sovereign is a constituting branch of
Parliament, the word is generally used to denote the
three estates named above.
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4. In France, before the Revolution of 1789, one of the
several principal judicial courts.
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Parliament heel, the inclination of a ship when made to
careen by shifting her cargo or ballast.
Parliament hinge (Arch.), a hinge with so great a
projection from the wall or frame as to allow a door or
shutter to swing back flat against the wall.
Long Parliament, Rump Parliament. See under Long, and
Rump.
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butt hinge
(wn) | butt hinge
n 1: a hinge mortised flush into the edge of the door and jamb |
joint hinge
(wn) | joint hinge
n 1: a hinge with two long straps; one strap is fastened to the
surface of a moving part (e.g., a door or lid) and the
other is fastened to the adjacent stationary frame [syn:
strap hinge, joint hinge] |
t hinge
(wn) | T hinge
n 1: a hinge that looks like the letter T when it is opened;
similar to a strap hinge except that one strap has been
replaced by half of a butt hinge that can be mortised flush
into the stationary frame [syn: tee hinge, T hinge] |
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