gunnel
1 synonym for gunnel, grouped by meaning and by how common each one is.
Noun — A small fish shaped like an eel that lives in the sea, especially the species Pholis gunnellus.
Synonyms
Rare, literary or technical
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gunwale
Etymology
From Middle English gonnewalle, itself from gonne (“gun”) + wale, as it used to support the ship's guns; equivalent to gun + wale.
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