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See also: Gunnel
English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Middle English gonnewalle, itself from gonne (“gun”) + wale, as it used to support the ship's guns; equivalent to gun + wale.
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
gunnel (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[edit]
Translations[edit]
gunwale — see gunwale