buttstrap

[ buht-strap ]

/ ˈbʌtˌstræp /

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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.

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Origin of buttstrap

First recorded in 1865–70; butt¹ + strap

Employees strap a device to their heads and power a helicopter drone with their minds.
Use Your Brain—Control a Drone|The Daily Beast Video|January 5, 2015|DAILY BEAST
Thus begins an episode of The Mindy Project centered around a guy trying to have butt sex with his girlfriend.
Year of the Butt: How the Booty Changed the World in 2014|Kevin Fallon|December 30, 2014|DAILY BEAST
It was the epitome of Kim Kardashian, and a fitting summation of the Year of Butt.
Year of the Butt: How the Booty Changed the World in 2014|Kevin Fallon|December 30, 2014|DAILY BEAST
The reality TV mogul bared her butt—and everything else, too—for Paper Magazine in a spread that sent Twitter into a tizzy.
Kim Kardashian Cheekily Breaks the Internet|Kevin O’Keeffe|December 29, 2014|DAILY BEAST

But, Adnan suggest that Jay butt-dialed Nisha by mistake on his phone and accidentally left a two-minute voicemail.
The Scoop on ‘Serial’: Making Sense of The Nisha Call, Asia's Letters, and Our Obsession|Emily Shire|December 11, 2014|DAILY BEAST
During this conversation Harry's right hand was resting beneath his jacket, grasping the butt of his revolver.
The Courier of the Ozarks|Byron A. Dunn
There is no part of these castings but may be easily conveyed in a common butt or cart.
Life of Richard Trevithick, Volume II (of 2)|Francis Trevithick
A leather cased camera was suspended from his bull neck by means of a strap.
Hooded Detective, Volume III No. 2, January, 1942|Various
The beverage warmed him in body; but it would need a butt of it to thaw the misery from his soul.
St. Martin's Summer|Rafael Sabatini
He ran from the stamping mill, his camera bobbing from the strap around his neck and his tripod dragging behind him.
Hooded Detective, Volume III No. 2, January, 1942|Various