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Cunningham

name, noun

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Proper Noun
  1. 1
    A Scottish habitational surname and clan. countable, uncountable
  2. 2
    An electoral division in New South Wales, Australia countable, uncountable
  3. 3
    A rural locality in Southern Downs Region, southern Queensland, Australia. countable, uncountable
  4. 4
    A locality in Yorke Peninsula council area, South Australia. countable, uncountable
  5. 5
    A number of places in the United States:; An unincorporated community in Floyd County, Georgia. countable, uncountable
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  1. 6
    A number of places in the United States:; A township in Champaign County, Illinois. countable, uncountable
  2. 7
    A number of places in the United States:; A minor city in Kingman County, Kansas. countable, uncountable
  3. 8
    A number of places in the United States:; An unincorporated community in Carlisle County, Kentucky. countable, uncountable
  4. 9
    A number of places in the United States:; An unincorporated community in Chariton County, Missouri. countable, uncountable
  5. 10
    A number of places in the United States:; An unincorporated community in Pemiscot County, Missouri. countable, uncountable
  6. 11
    A number of places in the United States:; An unincorporated community in Fayette County, Ohio. countable, uncountable
  7. 12
    A number of places in the United States:; An unincorporated community in Montgomery County, Tennessee. countable, uncountable
  8. 13
    A number of places in the United States:; An unincorporated community in Obion County, Tennessee. countable, uncountable
  9. 14
    A number of places in the United States:; An unincorporated community in Lamar County, Texas. countable, uncountable
  10. 15
    A number of places in the United States:; An unincorporated community in Fluvanna County, Virginia. countable, uncountable
  11. 16
    A number of places in the United States:; An unincorporated community in Adams County, Washington. countable, uncountable
  12. 17
    A number of places in the United States:; An unincorporated community in Hardy County, West Virginia. countable, uncountable
Noun
  1. 1
    A downhaul located at the tack of a sail, used for tightening the luff.

    "First route the cunningham through the fairlead, then the cam cleat. Tie a figure 8 knot seated close to the cam cleat."

Etymology

Etymology 1

From Scottish Gaelic Coineagan, a district of Ayrshire, either from Old English cyning (“king”) or Scottish Gaelic coineanach (“rabbit”) + Old English hām (“home, estate; hamlet, village”).

Etymology 2

Named after its inventor, Briggs Cunningham.

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