marry 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 marrying the gunner's daughter for attempting to bring about a mutiny on the ship.

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Martta	MAHRT-tah	Finnish
Attenborough	['ætnbərə]
Laurynas	-	Lithuanian
Niklas	NIK-lahs (Swedish), NEEK-lahs (Finnish)	Swedish, Finnish, Danish, Norwegian, German
Pete	PEET	English
Melitta	me-LI-tah (German)	Ancient Greek, German