kiss the gunner's daughter



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.
See also: daughter, kiss

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
JoepYOOPDutch
Dye-Medieval English
Pradeep-Indian, Hindi, Marathi, Bengali, Malayalam, Kannada, Telugu, Tamil, Nepali
DoresDAW-res (Galician)Portuguese, Galician
Bhumi-Hinduism
Jeannotzha-NOFrench