marry the gunner's daughter
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.
- kiss the gunner's daughter
- gunner
- gunner's daughter
- autem cackler
- turn about
- autem mort
- mot
- since Hitler was a corporal
- he that would the daughter win must with the mother first begin
- He that would the daughter win, must with the mother first begin