n. the baggy centre of a fishing-net, sail, etc.
Etymology: 16th c.: orig. unkn.
2.
n. a disease of wheat caused by the fungus Tilletia caries.
Etymology: 18th c.: orig. unkn.
3.
v. & n.
—v.
1 tr. & intr. push with the head or horns; butt.
2 tr. US Baseball stop (a ball) with the bat without swinging.
—n. an act of bunting.
Etymology: 19th c.: cf. BUTT(1)
Useful english dictionary. 2012.