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
Annabelle	AN-ə-bel (English)	English, French
Nynke	NEEN-kə	Frisian
Edda (2)	-	Icelandic, Ancient Scandinavian
Ladislaus	LAD-i-slaws (English)	History
Aatami	AH:-tah-mee	Finnish
Sarvesh	-	Indian, Hindi, Marathi