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When Watneys employed a well-known agency to produce a Cinema advert, they proposed a long shot of a man and a woman rowing along a river, before shipping oars and slipping below the gunwhales to err ... you know!
Ginger Bread, Ginger Beer Peter Ashley 2008
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It tends to rock and ship water over the gunwhales.
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The rigging was cut, the yardarm drooped at a slant; the white trim on the inside of the gunwhales had been seared by flamed and burned black.
Nick Mamatas' Journal nihilistic_kid 2009
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Here in Oz we are awaiting the QE II's arrival full to the gunwhales with disgarded wireless sets.... cant wait
Won't Get Byrned Again: The Indignity of Being an Unwitting Participant BikeSnobNYC 2009
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On the foredeck rivers of blood gushed down specially designed gulleys, foaming up as they dashed against the gunwhales.
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"Forget about all my other passengers gripping the gunwhales!"
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First off, they were elite varsity rowers from Harvard, which enjoys grinding its Ivy League competitors under its gunwhales like so many hapless, soft-shelled crabs.
Facebook Twins Catch a Crab in Beijing: Alex Beam Beam, Alex 2008
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He further realizes that this lifeboat, already weighed down to the gunwhales, is going to sink the moment those waves heap up and all will be lost.
Archive 2008-05-01 2008
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With a cry, the Fishers fell away as a great pair of claws rattled over the gunwhales.
HOTHOUSE Aldiss, Brian 1962
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With stakes so high and time for communication at a premium, team cars are crammed to the gunwhales with supplies.
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