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buttress
early 14c., from O.Fr.
boutrez
, pl. of
bouter
"to thrust against," of Frankish origin (cf. O.N.
bauta
"to strike, beat"), from P.Gmc.
*butan
, from PIE base
*bhau-
"to strike" (see
batter
(v.)).
