Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun See
gunwale . - noun A name of the elongate blennies, found on the rocky coasts of the North Atlantic and North Pacific, belonging to the genus Pholis. The best-known of these fishes in the North Atlantic is P. gunnellus.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun A gunwale.
- noun (Zoöl.) A small, eel-shaped, marine fish of the genus Murænoides; esp.,
M. gunnellus of Europe and America; -- called alsogunnel fish ,butterfish ,rock eel .
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun Alternative spelling of
gunwale . - noun A small
eel -shapedmarine fish of thegenus Muraenoides, especially Muraaenoides gunnellus.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun wale at the top of the side of boat; topmost planking of a wooden vessel
- noun small eellike fishes common in shallow waters of the northern Atlantic
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Examples
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Course we did have no seein 'glass on her, but all that showed above the gunnel was a piece of reed mat.
Web Of The Witch World Norton, Andre 1964
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There were not nearly enough boats to take the crowd across if they crossed back and forth all day, so my mother, Eliza, improvised a boat or 'gunnel', as the craft was called, by placing a wooden soap box on top of a long pole, then she pulled off her shoes and, taking two of us small children in her arms, she paddled with her feet and put us safely across the stream.
Slave Narratives: a Folk History of Slavery in the United States From Interviews with Former Slaves Indiana Narratives Work Projects Administration
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It is super stable and I can stand on the gunnel loaded with gear and it only leans a bit.
Canoe vs Jon-Boat? Which one would be better for all around use? 2009
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It is super stable and I can stand on the gunnel loaded with gear and it only leans a bit.
Canoe vs Jon-Boat? Which one would be better for all around use? 2009
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My brother, the guide and I spent the remainder of the crossing at gunnel level.
Mark Steinberg: Shutout at The Pas Mark Steinberg 2010
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Just as his boat begins to slide backward and disappear beneath the surface, Harry leaps forward and with a splash grabs the gunnel of my skiff, nearly tipping it over.
Boot Camp Todd Strasser 2010
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My brother, the guide and I spent the remainder of the crossing at gunnel level.
Mark Steinberg: Shutout at The Pas Mark Steinberg 2010
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Moments later I slow down and ease the boat beside a dock, then reach over the gunnel and steady it so Pauly can help Sarah climb out.
Boot Camp Todd Strasser 2010
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My brother, the guide and I spent the remainder of the crossing at gunnel level.
Mark Steinberg: Shutout at The Pas Mark Steinberg 2010
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My brother, the guide and I spent the remainder of the crossing at gunnel level.
Mark Steinberg: Shutout at The Pas Mark Steinberg 2010
bilby commented on the word gunnel
Elongate blennies!
July 30, 2012
bilby commented on the word gunnel
Judgeing from the tweets I wasn't the only person surprised to read the BBC rendering gunnel instead of gunwale in its reporting of Coe's comment.
July 30, 2012
deinonychus commented on the word gunnel
It's also a rather common name (among women in their sixties) in Sweden...
July 30, 2012