gunnel
See also: Gunnel
English
Etymology
From Middle English gonnewalle, itself from gonne (“gun”) + wale, as it used to support the ship's guns; equivalent to gun + wale.
Pronunciation
- (UK) IPA(key): /ˈɡʌnəl/
- (US) IPA(key): /ˈɡʌnl/
- Rhymes: -ʌnəl
Noun
gunnel (plural gunnels)
- Alternative spelling of gunwale
- A small eel-shaped marine fish of the family Pholidae, especially Pholis gunnellus.
Synonyms
- (eel-shaped fish): gunnel fish, butterfish, rock eel
Derived terms
- to the gunnels
Translations
gunwale — see gunwale