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If any one be telling a tale, or giving an account of something of which his hearers are incredulous, they say it will not butt-shut one part of the story will not agree and dovetail with the rest; there is a break in the continuity of the evidence, which does not unite and make one rod. Such a term is true miners' language.
The word has passed from the forge into conversation, and the expression is often heard, "That won't butt-shut."
By this simple means of touching they unite, the metal becomes one almost like a chemical union, and so complete is it, that, with a little polishing to remove the marks of fire, the join is not perceptible to an ordinary eye. This is the most perfect way of joining metal, and when accomplished, the pieces are said to be "butt-shut."
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