bunt2 (bunt)

[ E. bout, a bend, turn, etc.: see bout, bought, and bight:] The middle part of a square sail; also, the middle, baggy part of a net, etc. In furling, the strongest and most experienced stand in the slings (or middle of the yard) to make up the bunt . R. H. Dana , Jr. , Before the Mast, p. 26. bunt2 (bunt), v. i. [