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
Guillaume	gee-OM	French
Marijke	MAH-rie-kə	Dutch
Jerold	JER-əld	English
Buenaventura	bwe-nah-ven-TOOR-ah	Spanish
Madhavi	-	Hinduism, Indian, Telugu, Marathi, Hindi
Perdue	[pə:'dju:]