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butt hinges

butt hinges is the plural of butt hinge.

Meaning of butt hinge

Noun

butt hinge (plural butt hinges)

  1. A kind of hinge used in hanging doors, lid, covers, etc.; so named because fastened on the edge of the door, which butts against the frame, stop molding, and casing, instead of on its face, like the strap hinge; also called a butt.

Questions about butt hinges

What is butt hinges the plural of?
Butt hinges is the plural of butt hinge.

Words near butt hinges in the dictionary

  1. butt ends
  2. butt floss
  3. butt fusion
  4. butt heads
  5. butt hinge
  6. butt hinges
  7. butt hurt
  8. butt in
  9. butt in a sling
  10. butt job
  11. butt jobs

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