Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

buntline

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.40 in modern English

Syllables: bunt-line
IPA

10

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

2

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A type of revolver with an exceptionally long barrel.

noun

Any, except the outermost, of the ropes extending down to the deck with which a square sail is rolled up to the yard.

Example Sentences

"The only sail that is wholly ours is the spanker. They control absolutely--sheets, halyards, clewlines, buntlines, braces, and down-hauls--every sail on the fore and main. We control the braces on the mizzen, although they control the canvas on the mizzen."
"“Cast off the topsail sheets, clew garnets, leechlines and buntlines!” The order came thinly through the roar of the wind."

Etymology

From bunt + line.

Inflected Forms

buntlines (plural)

Phrases

buntline hitch

Frequently Paired Words

clewline

Questions

What does buntline mean?: A type of revolver with an exceptionally long barrel.
Where does buntline come from?: From bunt + line.

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