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Butt hinge

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butment cheeknoun(carpentry) The part of a mortised timber surrounding the mortise, and against which the shoulders of the tenon bear.
butmentnoun(masonry) The mass of stone or solid work at the end of a bridge, by which the extreme arches are sustained, or by which the end of a bridge without arches is supported.
arc boutantnoun(architecture) Synonym of flying buttress.
bendnounA curve.
doorlatchnounThe latch that fastens a door.
bittsnoun(nautical, plural only) A frame composed of two strong oak timbers (bitt-heads) fixed vertically in the fore part of a ship, bolted to the deck beams to which are secured the cables when the ship rides to anchor
bentnounA predisposition to act or react in a particular way.
latchnounA fastening for a door that has a bar that fits into a notch or slot, and is lifted by a lever or string from either side.
becket bendnounSynonym of sheet bend, especially when hitching to a becket.
bitt-headsnoun(nautical) The upright timbers let in and bolted to the beams or the deck, and stepped to the backbone or infrastructure of the ship.
bucklenounA metal clasp with a hinged tongue or a spike through which a belt or strap is passed and penetrated by the tongue or spike, in order to fasten the ends of the belt together or to secure the strap to something else.
arc-boutantnoun(architecture) Synonym of flying buttress.
becket hitchnounAny of several types of hitch knot used to attach a rope or cord to any kind of becket.
bucklingnounThe action of giving in (slightly) to pressure or stress by developing a bulge, bending or kinking (with the eventual risk of collapsing).
butthooknounAttachment to the butt of a rifle that fits around the shoulder of the shooter.
setboltnounAn iron pin, or bolt, for fitting planks closely together in shipbuilding.
hair bracketnoun(shipbuilding, historical) A moulding which comes in at the back of, or runs aft from, the figurehead.
beadingnoun(craft) beadwork
button-holenounAlternative form of buttonhole. [A hole through which a button is pushed to secure a garment or some part of one.]
angle bracenoun(carpentry) A brace across an interior angle of a wooden frame, forming the hypotenuse and securing the two side pieces together.

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