buttstrap

[buht-strap]

noun

(in metal construction) a plate which overlaps and fastens two pieces butted together.

verb (used with object), butt·strapped, butt·strap·ping.

to unite with a buttstrap or buttstraps.

Origin of buttstrap

First recorded in 1865–70; butt¹ + strap

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