butt joint

American  

noun

Building Trades.

1. a joint formed by two pieces of wood or metal united end to end without overlapping.

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butt joint British  

noun

1. Sometimes shortened to: butt.  a joint between two plates, planks, bars, sections, etc, when the components are butted together and do not overlap or interlock. The joint may be strapped with jointing plates laid across it or welded ( butt weld )

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Etymology

Origin of butt joint

First recorded in 1815–25

Example Sentences

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butt joint

Follow up with another patch that bridges the butt joint between the first patch and the overlapping layer.

From Time Magazine Archive

A similar means is also sometimes employed to make a butt joint.

From Modern Machine-Shop Practice, Volumes I and II by Rose, Joshua

The pieces of wood which form a butt joint may be glued together with or without the aid of cramps or artificial pressure.

From Woodwork Joints How they are Set Out, How Made and Where Used. by Fairham, William

A capping mould or top shelf will conceal the joint; it then has the appearance of a glued butt joint, but is of course considerably stronger.

From Woodwork Joints How they are Set Out, How Made and Where Used. by Fairham, William

The several sticks forming a brace must be blocked together at intervals, and when they are spliced,—a butt joint should be used—and it should come in the centre of a panel.

From Instructions on Modern American Bridge Building by Tower, G. B. N. (George Bates Nichols)