Gunnel meaning
Any of various small, elongated fishes of the family Pholidae, common in the tidal pools and coastal waters of northern seas.
noun
Any of a family (Pholidae) of elongated percoid fishes of northern seas.
noun
Origin of gunnel
From Middle English gonnewalle, itself from gonne (“gun”) + wale, as it used to support the ship's guns; equivalent to gun + wale.