"butt hinge" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: butt hinges [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} butt hinge (plural butt hinges)
  1. (carpentry) 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 butt. Categories (topical): Carpentry Translations (hinge installed on the edge of the door): piilosarana (Finnish)
    Sense id: en-butt_hinge-en-noun-dOi0sSUq Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Topics: business, carpentry, construction, manufacturing

Inflected forms

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