Definition of but

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But (v. t.) The hut or shelter of the person who attends to the targets in rifle practice.

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Kingcup :: Kingcup (n.) The common buttercup.
Tributariness :: Tributariness (n.) The quality or state of being tributary.
Pyrophane :: Pyrophane (n.) A mineral which is opaque in its natural state, but is said to change its color and become transparent by heat..
Several :: Several (a.) Consisting of a number more than two, but not very many; divers; sundry; as, several persons were present when the event took place..
Apparent :: Apparent (a.) Appearing to the eye or mind (distinguished from, but not necessarily opposed to, true or real); seeming; as the apparent motion or diameter of the sun..
Butcher :: Butcher (v. t.) To kill or slaughter (animals) for food, or for market; as, to butcher hogs..
Octostyle :: Octostyle (a.) Having eight columns in the front; -- said of a temple or portico. The Parthenon is octostyle, but most large Greek temples are hexastele. See Hexastyle..
Acetylene :: Acetylene (n.) A gaseous compound of carbon and hydrogen, in the proportion of two atoms of the former to two of the latter. It is a colorless gas, with a peculiar, unpleasant odor, and is produced for use as an illuminating gas in a number of ways, but chiefly by the action of water on calcium carbide. Its light is very brilliant..
Stone :: Stone (n.) A weight which legally is fourteen pounds, but in practice varies with the article weighed..
Slaughterhouse :: Slaughterhouse (n.) A house where beasts are butchered for the market.
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Praetores :: Praetores (n. pl.) A division of butterflies including the satyrs.
Groundsel :: Groundsel (v.) An annual composite plant (Senecio vulgaris), one of the most common and widely distributed weeds on the globe..
Polypoid :: Polypoid (a.) Like a polyp; having the nature of a polyp, but lacking the tentacles or other parts..
Toy :: Toy (v. t.) A thing for amusement, but of no real value; an article of trade of little value; a trifle..
Konze :: Konze (n.) A large African antelope (Alcelaphus Lichtensteini), allied to the hartbeest, but having shorter and flatter horns, and lacking a black patch on the face..
Still :: Still (a.) Notwithstanding what has been said or done; in spite of what has occured; nevertheless; -- sometimes used as a conjunction. See Synonym of But.
Tipple :: Tipple (v. i.) To drink spirituous or strong liquors habitually; to indulge in the frequent and improper used of spirituous liquors; especially, to drink frequently in small quantities, but without absolute drunkeness..
Obconical :: Obconical (a.) Conical, but having the apex downward; inversely conical..
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