Buntline

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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Buntline \Bunt"line\, n. [2d bunt + line.] (Naut.)
     One of the ropes toggled to the footrope of a sail, used to
     haul up to the yard the body of the sail when taking it in.
     --Totten.
     [1913 Webster] Bunyon