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marry the gunner's daughter
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 | Gender | Pronounced | Usage |
|---|
| Nina (2) | | - | Near Eastern Mythology |
| Leonora | | - | Italian |
| Baise | | [beiz] | |
| Ethelyn | | ETH-ə-lin | English |
| Sergej | | syer-GYAY (Russian), seer-GYAY (Russian) | Russian, Bulgarian |
| Oni | | - | Western African, Yoruba |