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gunnel

English

Etymology

From Middle English gonnewalle, itself from gonne (“gun”) + wale, as it used to support the ship's guns; equivalent to gun +? wale.

Pronunciation

  • (UK) IPA(key): /???n?l/
  • (US) IPA(key): /???nl/
  • Rhymes: -?n?l

Noun

gunnel (plural gunnels)

  1. Alternative spelling of gunwale
  2. A small eel-shaped marine fish of the family Pholidae, especially Pholis gunnellus.

Synonyms

  • (eel-shaped fish): gunnel fish, butterfish, rock eel

Derived terms

  • to the gunnels

Translations

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gitty

English

Alternative forms

  • jitty

Pronunciation

  • (UK) IPA(key): /?d??ti/

Noun

gitty (plural gitties)

  1. (Midlands) A narrow pedestrian passageway in a residential area, between high brick walls, wooden fences, hedges, etc.
    • 2016, Alan Moore, Jerusalem, Liveright 2016, p. 97:
      You could still see some of the cobbles of the jitty mouth, where it had run behind the terrace down on Andrew's Road, but it was pretty much all gone.

Synonyms

  • See Thesaurus:alley

References

  • Entry: The Free Dictionary
  • Jitty: BBC Derbyshire Dictionary feature.
  • Gitty: BBC Derby Conversations feature.

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