1. n. the baggy centre of a fishing-net, sail, etc.
Etymology: 16th c.: orig. unkn. 2. n. a disease of wheat caused by the fungus Tilletia caries.
Etymology: 18th c.: orig. unkn. 3. v. & n.
--v.
1. tr. & intr. push with the head or horns; butt.
2 tr. US Baseball stop (a ball) with the bat without swinging.
--n. an act of bunting.
Etymology: 19th c.: cf. BUTT(1)