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GUNNER
GUNNER of a ship of war, (cannonier de vaisseau, Fr.) an officer appointed to take charge of the artillery and ammunition aboard, to observe that the former are always kept in order, and properly fitted with tackles and other furniture, and to teach the sailors the exercise of the cannon. See EXERCISE.
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© Derived from Thomas Cadell's new corrected edition, London: 1780, page 142, 2003
Prepared by Paul Turnbull
http://southseas.nla.gov.au/refs/falc/0644.html