Plural of gunnel; the upper rails or edges of multiple ships, or multiple references to ship sides.
Plural form of 'gunnel' (gun + wale). Standard English pluralization of the compound noun.
Sailors used colorful language—'to the gunnels' meant completely full, and 'a boat loaded to the gunnels' was packed so tight it was dangerously unstable.
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