rock gunnel
noun
See under gunnel1.
Words nearby rock gunnel
rock fever,
rock flour,
rock flower,
rock garden,
rock glacier,
rock gunnel,
rock hill,
rock hind,
rock hound,
rock hounding,
rock hyrax
Definition for rock gunnel (2 of 2)
gunnel
1
[ guhn-l ]
/ ˈgʌn l /
noun
any small eellike blenny of the family Pholididae (Pholidae), especially Pholis gunnellus (rock gunnel), common in shallow waters of the North Atlantic.
Also called
bracketed blenny.
Origin of gunnel
1
First recorded in 1680–90; origin uncertain
British Dictionary definitions for rock gunnel (1 of 2)
gunnel
1
/ (ˈɡʌnəl) /
noun
any eel-like blennioid fish of the family Pholidae, occurring in coastal regions of northern seas
See also butterfish
Word Origin for gunnel
C17: of unknown origin
British Dictionary definitions for rock gunnel (2 of 2)
Word Origin for gunnel
C15: from
gun +
wale
1 from its use to support guns