A type of revolver with an exceptionally long barrel. / (nautical) Any, except the outermost, of the ropes extending down to the deck with which a square sail is rolled up to the yard.

plural of buntline

plural of buntline hitch

A hitch knot made with two half hitches where, unlike simple two half hitches, the second hitch is tied closer to the spar than the first. Normally used to attach a line or rope to a spar or any buntline more securely.