CUNTLINE (or CONTLINE or CANTLINE)

PRONUNCIATION: (KUHNT-lyn)

MEANING: noun:
1. The spiraling groove between two strands of a rope.
2. The space between bilges (the widest part) of two casks stowed side by side.

ETYMOLOGY: From cant (slope), from French from Latin cantus (corner), from canthus (rim). Earliest documented use: 1848.
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AUNTLINE - inheritance via your mother's sister

COUNTLINE - sheep passing under the Shepherd's staff

CULT LINE - "Join us! Salvation awaits!"