This rod forms the gunwale, which is secured by strings to the ribs. From Wordnik.com. [The Prairie Traveler A Hand-book for Overland Expeditions] Reference
For example, "gunwale" (the small walkway along the side of a boat) is pronounced "gunnel". From Wordnik.com. [Maggie's Farm] Reference
As the skiff went over the gunwale, the Parson cried. From Wordnik.com. [The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 15, No. 87, January, 1865] Reference
Don't jerk so, or you'll catch your hooks in the gunwale. From Wordnik.com. [Jim Spurling, Fisherman or Making Good] Reference
They went right to the stem of the trawler and stood against the gunwale. From Wordnik.com. [Chatterbox, 1905.] Reference
Between the ship and the shore boats, laden to the gunwale, passed to and fro. From Wordnik.com. [Highways & Byways in Sussex] Reference
Then Dan bade me climb down, and I scrambled down and found my feet on a gunwale just as. From Wordnik.com. [The McBrides A Romance of Arran] Reference
I thought it was all over, as I clutched the gunwale to prevent my falling into the sea. From Wordnik.com. [My New Curate] Reference
This wave seemed to be three feet higher than the gunwale of the boat and as black as ebony. From Wordnik.com. [Swept Out to Sea Clint Webb Among the Whalers] Reference
A tack may then be put in on the outside of the gunwale; half-inch galvanized tacks will do. From Wordnik.com. [Golden Days for Boys and Girls Volume VIII, No 25: May 21, 1887] Reference
He climbed on the starboard gunwale, balanced himself for a moment and then dived into the sea. From Wordnik.com. [Chatterbox, 1905.] Reference
And as Jerry grasped the gunwale, Peters raised his heavy foot as if to crush our hero's fingers. From Wordnik.com. [The Young Oarsmen of Lakeview] Reference
"Why, I thought Campion never allowed any one but himself and his daughter to cross her gunwale?". From Wordnik.com. [My New Curate] Reference
There were some uncertain shots in return, and one struck the gunwale of the boat by Peter's side. From Wordnik.com. [Peter and Jane or The Missing Heir] Reference
Twenty yards away the dory bobbed aimlessly, the rope still running at a rapid rate over its gunwale. From Wordnik.com. [Jim Spurling, Fisherman or Making Good] Reference
A head rose panting to the surface, and with a few strong strokes, the swimmer had clutched the gunwale. From Wordnik.com. [Journeys Through Bookland, Vol. 8] Reference
In this way the folds will disappear, and the canvas be stretched tight and well-fastened to the gunwale. From Wordnik.com. [Golden Days for Boys and Girls Volume VIII, No 25: May 21, 1887] Reference
I went hand over hand to the bow as fast as I could, and reaching the gunwale I was on board in a second. From Wordnik.com. [A Canyon Voyage The Narrative of the Second Powell Expedition down the Green-Colorado River from Wyoming, and the Explorations on Land, in the Years 1871 and 1872] Reference
The dory jumped like a bucking horse, and he caught the gunwale just in time to escape being pitched overboard. From Wordnik.com. [Jim Spurling, Fisherman or Making Good] Reference
Though handled with skill and caution, being light, she took a sea; and she came right on top of the gunwale of the. From Wordnik.com. [Heroes of the Goodwin Sands] Reference
Begin in the middle and work toward the ends, and always pull straight away from the keel, and not along the gunwale. From Wordnik.com. [Golden Days for Boys and Girls Volume VIII, No 25: May 21, 1887] Reference
The first ten feet came over the gunwale without any resistance; then he had to surge against the sag of a dead weight. From Wordnik.com. [Jim Spurling, Fisherman or Making Good] Reference
Put in temporary tacks along the gunwale at moderate intervals, stretching slightly, and endeavor to get rid of all folds. From Wordnik.com. [Golden Days for Boys and Girls Volume VIII, No 25: May 21, 1887] Reference
Then he seemed to wake up, for he ran to the gunwale of the boat, and he jumped over with his shoes and all his clothes on. From Wordnik.com. [Half-Past Seven Stories] Reference
The instant the boat struck they had sprung on the gunwale next the rock, and by their united weight kept her lying upon it. From Wordnik.com. [Woman on the American Frontier] Reference
Yukon with one hand on the gunwale and, as soon as his burning clothing was soaked, was helped aboard again by his companion. From Wordnik.com. [The Boy Scouts on the Yukon] Reference
But 'the white horses' were now upon them, their streaming manes enveloping the gunwale, and Maxwell gave himself up for lost. From Wordnik.com. [Border Ghost Stories] Reference
Above her gunwale rose a line of polished shields and rows of glittering spears -- spears handled by warriors who knew their work. From Wordnik.com. [Saronia A Romance of Ancient Ephesus] Reference
Kingsdown lifeboat, smashing her oars, which were run out to steady her, like so many pipe-shanks, and crunching into her gunwale. From Wordnik.com. [Heroes of the Goodwin Sands] Reference
"Yes, by Jove!" cried Mr Jellaby, who stood near, holding on to one of the davits, jumping up on the gunwale to have a better view. From Wordnik.com. [Crown and Anchor Under the Pen'ant] Reference
He had descried the bright blue lifeboat with the red wale round her gunwale, and was running to meet her in the direction she was heading. From Wordnik.com. [Heroes of the Goodwin Sands] Reference
The guardsmen turned, and saw Athos, his face livid with exhaustion, supporting himself with a trembling hand upon the gunwale of the boat. From Wordnik.com. [Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 62, Number 361, November, 1845.] Reference
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