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gun⋅nel

1  [guhn-l]
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–noun
any small eellike blenny of the family Pholididae (Pholidae), esp. Pholis gunnellus (rock gunnel), common in shallow waters of the North Atlantic.
Also called bracketed blenny.

Origin:
1680–90; orig. uncert.
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gun⋅nel

2  [guhn-l]
–noun Nautical.
gunwale.
Origin:
1425–75; ME. See gunwale

gun⋅wale

  [guhn-l]
–noun Nautical.
1. the upper edge of the side or bulwark of a vessel.
2. the sheer strake of a wooden vessel; the uppermost strake beneath the plank-sheer.
Also, gunnel.

Origin:
1325–75; ME. See gun 1 , wale 1 ; a plank so called because guns were set upon it
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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.
gun·wale also gun·nel   (gŭn'əl)   
n.   Nautical
The upper edge of the side of a vessel.

[So called because guns were mounted on it.]
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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Word Origin & History

gunwale 
1466, gonne walle, from gun + wale "plank." Originally a platform on the deck of a ship to support the mounted guns.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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gunnel

any of the long, eellike fishes of the family Pholidae (order Perciformes). Gunnels have a long, spiny dorsal fin running the length of the body and pelvic fins that, if present, are very small. About eight species are found in the northern regions of the Atlantic and Pacific oceans. They usually live along shores. The species Pholis gunnellus, known as rock gunnel, butterfish (after its slipperiness), or rock eel, is a common European and eastern North American form. It is usually brownish with darker markings and up to about 30 cm (12 inches) long.

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