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



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