butting

[ buht-ing ]

/ ˈbʌt ɪŋ /

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noun

a boundary; limit.

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Origin of butting

First recorded in 1545–55; butt³ + -ing¹

He does his first draft, and then you make a pass at it, and then is there head-butting after?
Christopher Nolan Uncut: On ‘Interstellar,’ Ben Affleck’s Batman, and the Future of Mankind|Marlow Stern|November 10, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Insert your own cognitive disabilities from head-butting in the House of Representatives joke.
Up to a Point: The U.S. Government’s Minimum Wage Is $430 Million Per Hour|P. J. O’Rourke|March 21, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Again, someone forgot to tell Republicans that Netanyahu insists he wasn't butting into U.S. elections.
Florida, Obama and Israel|Ali Gharib|October 16, 2012|DAILY BEAST
Ironically, Joe Ricketts is butting heads with Emanuel, recently asked to revive super-PAC efforts on behalf of Obama.
Joe Ricketts’s Super-PAC Attacks True Victim: Wrigley Field|James Warren|September 17, 2012|DAILY BEAST

I think the reality is that we were still butting up against sexism.
Behind ‘The Good Girls Revolt’: The ‘Newsweek’ Lawsuit That Paved the Way for Women Writers|Jessica Bennett, Jesse Ellison|September 11, 2012|DAILY BEAST
She howled and sprang up on Bregg, butting her great head into his shoulder, wriggling with delight.
The Stars, My Brothers|Edmond Hamilton
So all the large vessels steamed head on for the iron-clad, butting her right and left.
Stories of Our Naval Heroes|Various
Mr. Bradlaugh had to hold together a different species, with leaping legs, butting horns, and a less gregarious tendency.
Reminiscences of Charles Bradlaugh|George W. Foote
After butting the boy he 52had disappeared as completely as if the earth had opened and swallowed him.
Billy Whiskers' Adventures|Frances Trego Montgomery
He wheeled and swam for shore, going straight 131for the guard, who stood still, not knowing Billy Junior was bent on butting him.
Billy Whiskers' Adventures|Frances Trego Montgomery