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What is a gunter?

What is a gunter? Here are some definitions.

Noun
  1. (sailing) A device used in sailing, for two main configurations of rig:
    1. 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.
    2. A set of hoops or parrel beads which secure the gaff loosely to the mast in a vertical position.
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It was called the gunter by seamen and was an important step in the development of the slide rule.
Now, it was the little silver watch which caused all this trouble to gunter.
But while Gunter lacked symmetry and fullness, it's those qualities that set Alex apart from other behemoths.
Everything that Dellixy could suggest was provided by gunter.
He published several hundred book reviews on writers as diverse as gunter Grass and Yashar Kemal.
According to gunter, is a phrase in continual Transatlantic use.

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