GUNNEL
gunnel, bracketed blenny
(noun) small eellike fishes common in shallow waters of the northern Atlantic
gunwale, gunnel, gun rest
(noun) wale at the top of the side of boat; topmost planking of a wooden vessel
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
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
Source: Wiktionary
Gun"nel, n. Etym: [See Gunwale.]
1. A gunwale.
2. (Zoöl.)
Definition: A small, eel-shaped, marine fish of the genus Murænoides; esp.,
M. gunnellus of Europe and America; -- called also gunnel fish,
butterfish, rock eel.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition