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n. [ See Gunwale. ] 1. A gunwale. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. (Zool.) A small, eel-shaped, marine fish of the genus Murænoides; esp., M. gunnellus of Europe and America; -- called also gunnel fish, butterfish, rock eel. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. 1. One who works a gun or cannon, whether on land, sea, or in the air; a cannoneer. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. A warrant officer in the navy having charge of the ordnance on a vessel. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. (Zool.) (a) The great northern diver or loon. See Loon. (b) The sea bream. [ Prov. Eng. or Irish ] [ 1913 Webster ]

Gunner's daughter, the gun to which men or boys were lashed for punishment. [ Sailor's slang ] W. C. Russell. --
tail gunner (Mil.) A member of the crew of a bomber airplane who operates the defensive gun at the rear of the airplane. [ 1913 Webster +PJC ]

n. That branch of military science which comprehends the theory of projectiles, and the manner of constructing and using ordnance. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. (Mining.) Space left by the removal of ore. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. The act or practice of hunting or shooting game with a gun. [ 1913 Webster ]

The art of gunning was but little practiced. Goldsmith.

n., [ Hind. go&nsdot_;, go&nsdot_;ī, a sack, sacking. ] A strong, coarse kind of sacking, made from the fibers (called jute) of two plants of the genus Corchorus (C. olitorius and C. capsularis), of India. The fiber is also used in the manufacture of cordage. [ 1913 Webster ]

Gunny bag or
Gunny sack, a sack made of gunny or burlap, used for coarse commodities. In the southern U. S. similar sacks are called crocus sack, croker sack, towsack, and grass sack. [ 1913 Webster +PJC ]