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kissing the gunner's daughter

kissing the gunner's daughter is the present participle and gerund of kiss the gunner's daughter.

Meaning of kiss the gunner's daughter

Verb

kiss the gunner's daughter (third-person singular simple present kisses the gunner's daughter, present participle kissing the gunner's daughter, simple past and past participle kissed the gunner's daughter)

  1. (archaic, idiomatic) To be flogged or beaten while restrained over a cannon.
    • But I was punished, my lad—made to kiss the wench that never speaks but when she scolds, and that's the gunner's daughter, comrade.1824, Sir Walter Scott, chapter 14, in Redgauntlet

Questions about kissing the gunner's daughter

What is kissing the gunner's daughter the present participle and gerund of?
Kissing the gunner's daughter is the present participle and gerund of kiss the gunner's daughter.

Words near kissing the gunner's daughter in the dictionary

  1. kissing someone's ring
  2. kissing string
  3. kissing strings
  4. kissing the book
  5. kissing the dust
  6. kissing the gunner's daughter
  7. kissing the hem of someone's garment
  8. kissing the ring
  9. kissing the rod
  10. kissing up
  11. kissing up to

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