buntline

¹ American  

[buhnt-lin, -lahyn] / ˈbʌnt lɪn, -ˌlaɪn /

noun

Nautical.

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

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Buntline ² American  

[buhnt-lin, -lahyn] / ˈbʌnt lɪn, -ˌlaɪn /

noun

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

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buntline British  

/ -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

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Etymology

Origin of buntline

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

Example Sentences

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

From Down the Rhine Young America in Germany by Optic, Oliver

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

From Down the Rhine Young America in Germany by Optic, Oliver

Each left a hook in the knot of the inner buntline, as he went out, and dropped the ball of marline on deck.

From Homeward Bound or, the Chase by Cooper, James Fenimore

Bights of buntline and other ropes were dangling from above, only waiting to be swung from.

From The Blue Lagoon: a romance by Stacpoole, H. De Vere (Henry De Vere)

All this time, I was busily working, unreeving the port buntline.

From The Ghost Pirates by Hodgson, William Hope