What is 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 called?
buntline — 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. (Webster's 1913.)
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- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
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