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gunner's daughter

gunner's daughter noun: the gun to which sailors were tied to be flogged.

Noun

gunner's daughter

  1. (archaic, idiomatic) The gun to which sailors were tied to be flogged.

Words formed from gunner's daughter

Questions about gunner's daughter

What does gunner's daughter mean?
Gunner's daughter means the gun to which sailors were tied to be flogged.
What part of speech is gunner's daughter?
Gunner's daughter is a noun.

Words near gunner's daughter in the dictionary

  1. Gunnell
  2. Gunnells
  3. gunnels
  4. Gunnelses
  5. gunner
  6. gunner's daughter
  7. gunnera
  8. gunneras
  9. gunneress
  10. gunneresses
  11. gunneries

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