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top and but

top and but noun: a method of working long tapering planks by bringing the but of one plank to the top of the other to make up a constant breadth in two layers.

Noun

top and but (uncountable)

  1. A method of working long tapering planks by bringing the but of one plank to the top of the other to make up a constant breadth in two layers.

Questions about top and but

What does top and but mean?
Top and but means a method of working long tapering planks by bringing the but of one plank to the top of the other to make up a constant breadth in two layers.
What part of speech is top and but?
Top and but is a noun.

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