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
Lorin	-	English
Tommy	['tɔmi]
Jaylene	JAY-leen	English (Modern)
Pastor	-	Spanish, Late Roman
Bertrand	ber-TRAWN (French), BUR-trənd (English)	French, English, Ancient Germanic
Nikomedes	-	Ancient Greek