buttstrap

[ buht-strap ]

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

verb (used with object),butt·strapped, butt·strap·ping.
  1. to unite with a buttstrap or buttstraps.

Origin of buttstrap

1
First recorded in 1865–70; butt1 + strap

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