: a small slimy eellike bony fish (Pholis gunnellus) of the North Atlantic
broadly: any fish of the family (Pholidae) to which the gunnel belongs
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Selwood sprung up on the gunnel at the bow of the boat to avoid the thrashing shark and steadied himself by clinging to the tubular metal frame of the sun shelter, known as a bimini. Rod Mcguirk, chicagotribune.com, 29 May 2017