A name among our northern fishermen for the Pleuronectes maximus, or turbot.
·noun The sea bream. II. Gunner ·noun One who works a gun, whether on land or sea; a cannoneer. II...
Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
·noun A fluke of an <<Anchor>>. ...
, or fluck. The flounder; but the name, which is of very old standing, is also applied to various ...
The Sailor's Word-Book
will kill all the birds that died last summer. A piece of wit commonly thrown out at a person walkin...
Dictionary of The Vulgar Tongue by Francis Grose
See gunner. ...
A name of the well-known flat-fish, brill, pearl, or mouse-dab; the Pleuronectes rhombus. ...
The smear-dab, or rock-flounder. ...
A name of the saury-pike, Scomberesox saurus. ...
A warrant-officer appointed to take charge of the ammunition and artillery on board; to keep the lat...