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Gunter

name, noun, slang

Definitions

Proper Noun
  1. 1
    A male given name from the Germanic languages used in medieval England. obsolete
  2. 2
    A surname.
  3. 3
    A city in Grayson County, Texas, United States.
  4. 4
    Gunter's chain. obsolete, slang
Noun
  1. 1
    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.
  2. 2
    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.

Etymology

Etymology 1

From German Gunther, from Proto-West Germanic *Gunþihari, from Proto-Germanic *Gunþiharjaz.

Etymology 2

Named after Edmund Gunter, English mathematician and geometer. Compare Gunter's chain. For the surname, see Gunter.

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