Butts and bounds
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BUTTS AND BOUNDS. This phrase is used to express the ends and boundaries of
an estate. The word butt, being evidently derived from the, French bout, the
end; and bounds, from boundary.
A Law Dictionary, Adapted to the Constitution and Laws of the United States. By John Bouvier. Published 1856.
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