gunnel
1any small eellike blenny of the family Pholididae (Pholidae), especially Pholis gunnellus(rock gunnel, orbutterfish ), common in shallow waters of the North Atlantic.
Origin of gunnel
1- Also called brack·et·ed blen·ny.
How to use gunnel in a sentence
Our foreign policy canoe is filled to the gunnels with catch-and-release trout armed with AK-47s.
She is 50 feet long, 12 feet wide—the gunnels and gunnel plank are oak, and the rest of her poplar.
Pittsburgh in 1816 | VariousThe canoe sank lower and lower as the foam-streaked water slopped in over the gunnels.
Nan Sherwood at Lakeview Hall | Annie Roe CarrEven the "gunnels" were sometimes used in Cincinnati as foundations for houses.
The Old Northwest | Frederic Austin OggIt was easy to see that the craft was partly waterlogged, though still having her gunnels a considerable distance above the water.
Afloat on the Flood | Lawrence J. Leslie
Findlayson saw the fleet open and swing out fanwise to a long-drawn shriek of wire straining across gunnels.
The Bridge-Builders | Rudyard Kipling
British Dictionary definitions for gunnel (1 of 2)
/ (ˈɡʌnəl) /
any eel-like blennioid fish of the family Pholidae, occurring in coastal regions of northern seas: See also butterfish
Origin of gunnel
1British Dictionary definitions for gunnel (2 of 2)
/ (ˈɡʌnəl) /
a variant spelling of gunwale
Origin of gunnel
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