gunnel
Meanings
Plural: gunnels
Noun
- wale at the top of the side of boat; topmost planking of a wooden vessel
- small eellike fishes common in shallow waters of the northern Atlantic
- Alternative spelling of gunwale.
- A small eel-shaped marine fish of the family Pholidae, especially Pholis gunnellus.
Origin / Etymology
From Middle English gonnewalle, itself from gonne (“gun”) + wale, as it used to support the ship's guns; equivalent to gun + wale.
Synonyms
bracketed blenny, butterfish, gun rest, gunnel fish, gunwale, rock eel
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