"gunner’s daughter" Definition

  1. a term facetiously applied to the method of punishing boys in the Royal Navy by tying them securely to the breech of a cannon, so as to present the proper part convenient for the cat, and flogging them. This is called “marrying” or “kissing” the GUNNER’S DAUGHTER.

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Position in the dictionary: 1557 of 4022 slang words.
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Previous words in the dictionary: gun, gumption, gummy, gulpin, gullyfluff, gully rakers, gull, gulfed, guinea to a goose, guinea pigs

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