| The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language: Fourth Edition. 2000. |
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| buntline |
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| SYLLABICATION: | bunt·line |
| PRONUNCIATION: | b nt l n, -l n |
| 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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| The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition. Copyright © 2000 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by the Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved. |
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