buntline

¹

[ buhnt-lin, -lahyn ]

noun

, Nautical.

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

Buntline

²

[ buhnt-lin, -lahyn ]

noun

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

buntline

/ -ˌlaɪn; ˈbʌntlɪn /

noun

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of buntline¹

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of buntline¹

C17: from bunt ² + line ¹

Example Sentences

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

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

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

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

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

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