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gunnel

Gunnel (noun) means a small eel-shaped marine fish of the family Pholidae, especially Pholis gunnellus.

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A small eel-shaped marine fish of the family Pholidae, especially Pholis gunnellus.
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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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"gunnel" (noun) means a small eel-shaped marine fish of the family Pholidae, especially Pholis gunnellus.

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