butt (subs.) Copy link Outline I. Mark, target (q. v.)II. An object of ridiculeIII. A push or thrust with the headIV. A large cask • butt (subs.): I. Mark, target (q. v.): scōpus. II. An object of ridicule: lūdĭbrĭum: Liv.: Hor.: you have hitherto made me your b., ludibrio adhuc me habuisti, Pl.: to be a b. of the court, inter ludibria aulae esse, Suet.: v. laughing-stock. III. A push or thrust with the head: ărĭĕtātĭo: Sen. IV. A large cask: vas ligneum majoris formae: v. barrel.