butt hinge
noun
a hinge for a door or the like, secured to the butting surfaces rather than to the adjacent sides of the door and its frame.
Compare flap(def 20a).
Origin of butt hinge
First recorded in 1780–90
Words nearby butt hinge
butsudan,
butt,
butt bra,
butt chisel,
butt end,
butt hinge,
butt in,
butt joint,
butt plate,
butt shaft,
butt stroke
Example sentences from the Web for butt hinge
In attaching a butt-hinge, the essential thing is to sink the hinge into the wood, exactly the thickness of the knuckle.
Handwork in Wood |William Noyes
British Dictionary definitions for butt hinge
butt hinge
noun
a hinge made of two matching leaves, one recessed into a door and the other into the jamb so that they are in contact when the door is shut
sometimes shortened to butt 1