BUNTLINE
Etymology
Noun
buntline (plural buntlines)
A type of revolver with an exceptionally long barrel.
(nautical) Any, except the outermost, of the ropes extending down to the deck with which a square sail is rolled up to the yard.
Holonyms
• cordage
Coordinate terms
• clewline
Source: Wiktionary
Bunt"line, n. Etym: [2d bunt + line.] (Naut.)
Definition: One of the ropes toggled to the footrope of a sail, used to haul up to the yard the body of the sail when taking it in. Totten.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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