gunner's daughter



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gunner's daughter

obsolete A cannon or other such armament used on a naval vessel, to which seamen were bound so as to receive lashings during corporal punishment. (Usually used with the verbs marry, kiss, or hug + the.) I was forced to marry the gunner's daughter for attempting to bring about a mutiny on the ship.
See also: daughter

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Tajeddigt-Northern African, Berber
Medb-Irish Mythology
Ivona-Czech, Slovak, Croatian, Macedonian
Taliesintal-ee-ES-in (Welsh)Welsh, Arthurian Romance
Priya-Hinduism, Indian, Hindi, Marathi, Tamil, Telugu, Malayalam, Kannada, Bengali
Dorina (2)-Hungarian