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ABUTMENT
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V01,
Page 81
of the 1911 Encyclopedia Britannica.
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ABUTMENT , a construction in See also: stone or
See also: brickwork designed to receive and resist the lateral pressure of an See also: arch, vault or strut
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When built outside a See also: wall it is termed a buttress
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