2. A warrant officer in the navy having charge of the ordnance on a vessel.
3. (Zoöl.) (a) The great northern diver or loon. See Loon. (b) The sea bream. [Prov. Eng. or Irish] Gunner's daughter, the gun to which men or boys were lashed for punishment. [Sailor's slang] W. C. Russell.
GUNNERY
Gun"ner*y, n.
Defn: That branch of military science which comprehends the theory of projectiles, and the manner of constructing and using ordnance.
GUNNIE
Gun"nie, n. (Mining.)
Defn: Space left by the removal of ore.
GUNNING
Gun"ning, n.
Defn: The act or practice of hunting or shooting game with a gun.
The art of gunning was but little practiced. Goldsmith.
GUNNY; GUNNY CLOTH Gun"ny, n., Gun"ny cloth` (. Etym: [Hind. gon, gon,, a sack, sacking.]
Defn: A strong, coarse kind of sacking, made from the fibers (called jute) of two plants of the genus Corchorus (C. olitorius and C. capsularis), of India. The fiber is also used in the manufacture of cordage. Gunny bag, a sack made of gunny, used for coarse commodities.