gunner

gunner's daughter

obsolete A cannon or other such armament used on a naval vessel, to which seamen were bound so as to receive lashings during corporal punishment. (Usually used with the verbs "marry", "kiss", or "hug".) I was forced to marry the gunner's daughter for attempting to bring about a mutiny on the ship.
See also: daughter

kiss 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 kissing the gunner's daughter for attempting to bring about a mutiny on the ship.
See also: daughter, kiss

marry the gunner's daughter

naval, obsolete 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.
See also: daughter, marry
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.

gunner

n. an earnest student. (Collegiate.) The gunners in my algebra class always get the As.
McGraw-Hill's Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions
See also:
  • gunner's daughter
  • kiss the gunner's daughter
  • marry the gunner's daughter
  • hash cannon
  • cannon
  • cannon fodder
  • top up
  • weaker vessel
  • ordinary
  • in ordinary
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