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A male given name from the Germanic languages used in medieval England.
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Usage: obsolete
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name
A surname.
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name
A city in Grayson County, Texas, United States.
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name
Gunter's chain.
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Usage: obsolete, slang
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noun
A device used in sailing, for two main configurations of rig:
A wire that leads from a point near the end of a gaff to a point near the other end. A block travels along this wire, and a halyard is attached to the block. This allows the gaff to be raised to the vertical by a single halyard.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: nautical, sailing, transport
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noun
A device used in sailing, for two main configurations of rig:
A set of hoops or parrel beads which secure the gaff loosely to the mast in a vertical position.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: nautical, sailing, transport
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History
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *gwhen- Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Indo-European *gwhéntis Proto-Germanic *gunþiz Proto-Indo-European *ker-der. Proto-Indo-European *kóryos Proto-Germanic *harjaz Proto-Germanic *Gunþiharjaz Proto-West Germanic *Gunþihari Old High German Gundheri German Guntherbor. English Gunter From German Gunther, from Proto-West Germanic *Gunþihari, from Proto-Germanic *Gunþiharjaz.
Named after Edmund Gunter, English mathematician and geometer. Compare Gunter's chain. For the surname, see Gunter.
Across languages
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