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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