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To: pat mudge who wrote (4892)	6/3/1998 9:32:00 PM
From: j g cordes	Read Replies (2) of 18016

The questions you come up with.. "What is a gun wale?" Ok.. ever hear the term "waling away" at something ie "The boxer waled away at his opponent with flailing arms." Wale, or the inflexive transitive verb forms "waled/waling," comes from a few historical possibilities scot or icelandic? From the 15th century it related to making a linear mark upon the skin from striking, which raised a welt (probably with a yelp!).. which carried over to the uppermost stikes or markings on a sailing vessel (as it appeared from the outside) through which gun ports were cut. Gun wales... shortened to Gunnel.. as in ".. seas breaking up to the gunnels." What's interesting is to play with some like sounding words that may or may not have relationships... wale_ welt_ a raised mark from waling waling_ striking at wheal_ means to harm or injure change two letters while standing over the gunnels while sailing and trying to harmfully catch a big fish and you are whaling! --- Jim

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