[ ə'bʌt ]
■ verb ( ~s , ~ting , ~ted )
1》 (of land or a building) be next to or share a boundary with.
2》 touch or lean on.
Origin
ME: from Anglo-Latin ~tare , from a- 'to' + OFr. but 'end'; sense 2 is from OFr. abouter , from a- + bouter (see butt 1 ).