buntline

[ buhnt-lin, -lahyn ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

noun

, Nautical.

one of the ropes attached to the foot of a square sail to haul it up to the yard for furling.

Buntline

[ buhnt-lin, -lahyn ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

buntline

/ -ˌlaɪn; ˈbʌntlɪn /

nautical one of several lines fastened to the foot of a square sail for hauling it up to the yard when furling

First recorded in 1620–30; bunt ² + line ¹

C17: from bunt ² + line ¹

Peaks, on the main topmast-stay, caught Howe in the very act of passing the gasket through the bight of the buntline.

Bitts tried to cry out; but when he did so, Phillips ordered the hands at the buntline to haul taut.

Why, that same Seldom Helward I ironed and ran up on the fall of a main-buntline.

Buntline said, 'You must not recite cues; they are for you to speak from—the last words of the persons who speak before you.'

Buntline surprised us all by saying that he had not written the drama yet, but would do so at once.

April 18, 2024petrichor

[pet-ri-kawr]

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