gunnel
See also: Gunnel
English
editEtymology
editFrom Middle English gonnewalle, itself from gonne (“gun”) wale, as it used to support the ship's guns; equivalent to gun wale.
Pronunciation
editNoun
editgunnel (plural gunnels)
- Alternative spelling of gunwale
- A small eel-shaped marine fish of the family Pholidae, especially Pholis gunnellus.
Synonyms
edit- (eel-shaped fish): gunnel fish, butterfish, rock eel
Derived terms
editTranslations
editgunwale — see gunwale