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Noun: gunnel  gú-n(u)l
  1. Wale at the top of the side of boat; topmost planking of a wooden vessel
    - gunwale, gun rest
     
  2. Small eel-like fishes common in shallow waters of the northern Atlantic
    - bracketed blenny

Sounds like: guessed, gunnel, gun

Derived forms: gunnels

Type of: blennioid, blennioid fish, strake, wale

Part of: family Pholidae, family Pholididae, Pholidae

Encyclopedia: Gunnel

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