buntline

Definition

A type of revolver with an exceptionally long barrel.

Etymology

From bunt + line.

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."