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GunwhaleThe Gunwhale, pronounced "gunnel" to rhyme with "tunnel", is a nautical term describing the top line of planking of a boat's sides. In the age of sailing warships, the upper tier of guns used to fire over the top planking which was therefore specially strengthened by extra wooden "whales".
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