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  bunting3 Buntline, Ned  
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   The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language: Fourth Edition.  2000.
 
buntline
 
SYLLABICATION:bunt·line
PRONUNCIATION:  bntln, -ln
NOUN: A rope that keeps a square sail from bellying when it is being hauled up for furling.
ETYMOLOGY: bunt2 + line1.
 
 
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  bunting3 Buntline, Ned  
 
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