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gun·nel 1
(gŭn′əl)n.
Any of various small, elongated fishes of the family Pholidae, common in the tidal pools and coastal waters of northern seas.
[Origin unknown.]
gun·nel 2
(gŭn′əl)n.
Variant of gunwale.
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gunnel
(ˈɡʌnəl)n
(Animals) any eel-like blennioid fish of the family Pholidae, occurring in coastal regions of northern seas. See also butterfish
[C17: of unknown origin]
gunnel
(ˈɡʌnəl)n
(Nautical Terms) a variant spelling of gunwale
[C15: from gun + wale1 from its use to support guns]
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gun•nel1
(ˈgʌn l)n.
any small eellike percoid fish of the family Pholidae, esp. Pholis gunnellus, of the N Atlantic.
[1680–90; orig. uncertain]
gun•nel2
(ˈgʌn l)n.
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Noun | 1. | gunnel - wale at the top of the side of boat; topmost planking of a wooden vessel |
2. | gunnel - small eellike fishes common in shallow waters of the northern Atlantic blennioid, blennioid fish - elongated mostly scaleless marine fishes with large pectoral fins and reduced pelvic fins Pholis gunnellus, rock gunnel, butterfish - slippery scaleless food fish of the northern Atlantic coastal waters |
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