bunt

Founding-era definition · Webster's 1828 American Dictionary

BUNT, noun The middle part, cavity, or belly of a sail. BUNT, verb intransitive To swell out; as, the sail bunts. 1. In popular language, to push with the horns; to butt. [See Point.]
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