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Marine Officer 134: ‘Come, sir, no slang, or I’ll marry you to the gunner’s daughter. Send a boatswain’s mate aft with the cat.’ I afterwards discovered that the captain meant he would seize him up to a gun, and flog him, which on board ship, is delicately and facetiously called being married to the gunner’s daughter.at marry someone to the gunner’s daughter (v.) under marry, v.