kiss the gunner's daughter

obsolete naval Of a seaman, to be bound to a cannon or other such armament and flogged or lashed as corporal punishment. The first mate ended up kissing the gunner's daughter for attempting to bring about a mutiny on the ship.

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Zelimkhan	-	Chechen
Marek	MAH-rrek (Polish)	Polish, Czech, Slovak
Vladislav	vlah-dee-SLAHF (Russian)	Russian, Czech, Slovak, Slovene, Bulgarian, Serbian, Croatian, Medieval Slavic
Astarte	əs-TAHR-tee (English)	Near Eastern Mythology (Hellenized), Biblical Greek
Morvarid	-	Persian
Ahearne	[ə'hɜ:n]