buntline
one of the ropes attached to the foot of a square sail to haul it up to the yard for furling.
Origin of buntline
1Other definitions for Buntline (2 of 2)
Ned, 1823–86, pen name of Edward Zane Carroll Judson.
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How to use buntline in a sentence
This animal figured afterward in the stories of "Ned buntline," and became famous.
An Autobiography of Buffalo Bill (Colonel W. F. Cody) | Buffalo Bill (William Frederick Cody)A retired naval officer, Ned buntline wore a black undress military suit.
Last of the Great Scouts | Helen Cody WetmoreNed buntline also rendered his sojourn in the metropolis pleasant in many ways.
Last of the Great Scouts | Helen Cody WetmoreNed buntline took his medicine from the critics with a smiling face, for "let him laugh who wins."
Last of the Great Scouts | Helen Cody WetmoreNed buntline wouldn't have had Buffalo Bill trying to do it.
A Plea for Old Cap Collier | Irvin S. Cobb
British Dictionary definitions for buntline
/ (ˈbʌntlɪn, -ˌlaɪn) /
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
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