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v. jut·ted, jut·ting, juts
v.intr.
To extend outward or upward beyond the limits of the main body; project: "He had a sharp crooked nose jutting out of a lean dancer's face" Graham Greene.
v.tr.
To cause to jut. See Synonyms at bulge.
n.
Something that protrudes; a projection.
[Middle English jutten, from gete, iutei, jetty, projecting upper story, from Old French jetee; see jetty1.]
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It would seem that Jutland is aptly named, if only by accident ...
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