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
Giovanna	[dʒɔ:'va:nna:]
Mainio	MIE-nee-o	Finnish
Nur	NOOR (Arabic)	Arabic, Turkish, Urdu, Uyghur, Indonesian, Malay
Svana	-	Icelandic
Monifa	-	Western African, Yoruba
Asbury	['æzbəri]