buntline

[ buhnt-lin, -lahyn ]

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

Origin of buntline

1
First recorded in 1620–30; bunt2 + line1

Other definitions for Buntline (2 of 2)

Buntline
[ buhnt-lin, -lahyn ]

noun
  1. Ned, 1823–86, pen name of Edward Zane Carroll Judson.

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British Dictionary definitions for buntline

buntline

/ (ˈbʌntlɪn, -ˌlaɪn) /


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

Origin of buntline

1
C17: from bunt ² + line 1

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