"top and but" meaning in English

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Noun

Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} top and but (uncountable)
  1. (shipbuilding) 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. Tags: uncountable

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