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gunter rig

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/ ˈɡʌntə /

noun

  1. nautical a type of gaffing in which the gaff is hoisted parallel to the mast

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Origin of gunter rig

C18: named after Edmund Gunter (1581–1626), English mathematician and astronomer

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