Both Uses of
abut
in
The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes
- It was difficult to realise as we looked at the line of fine shops and stately business premises that they really abutted on the other side upon the faded and stagnant square which we had just quitted.†
Chpt 2
- I walked round the corner, saw the City and Suburban Bank abutted on our friend's premises, and felt that I had solved my problem.†
Chpt 2 *
Definition:
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(abut) adjacent (sharing a boundary)