gripe vs gudgeon

gripe

noun
  • The compass or sharpness of a ship's stern under the water, having a tendency to make her keep a good wind. 

  • A wire rope, often used on davits and other life raft launching systems. 

  • A complaint, often a petty or trivial one. 

  • The piece of timber that terminates the keel at the fore end; the forefoot. 

  • Pinching and spasmodic pain in the intestines. 

  • An assemblage of ropes, dead-eyes, and hocks, fastened to ringbolts in the deck, to secure the boats when hoisted. 

verb
  • To suffer griping pains. 

  • To tend to come up into the wind, as a ship which, when sailing close-hauled, requires constant labour at the helm. 

  • To annoy or bother. 

  • To complain; to whine. 

gudgeon

noun
  • In a vessel with a stern-mounted rudder: the fitting into which the pintle of the rudder fits, allowing the rudder to swing freely. 

  • A small freshwater fish, Gobio gobio, that is native to Eurasia. 

  • Any of various similar small fish of the family Eleotridae, often used as bait. 

  • Other fish, similar in appearance, principally in families Butidae and Eleotridae, but also in others. 

  • Cottus bairdii, more widely known as mottled sculpin. 

  • A circular or cylindrical fitting, often made of metal, into which a pin or pintle fits to create a hinge or pivoting joint. 

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