but end

from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

But \But\, n. [See 1st {But}.]
   1. A limit; a boundary.
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   2. The end; esp. the larger or thicker end, or the blunt, in
      distinction from the sharp, end. Now disused in this
      sense, being replaced by {butt}[2]. See 1st {Butt}.
      [1913 Webster +PJC]

   {But end}, the larger or thicker end; as, the but end of a
      log; the but end of a musket. See {Butt}, n.
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