to the gunnels
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to the gunnels
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Full to the brim.
We were loaded down to the gunnels with luggage.
Similar: brimful, all the way, from soup to nuts, in excelsis, to the backbone, to the bone, to the brim, to the core, to the fullest, to the full, to the gills, to the gunnels
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Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see to, the, gunnels: all the way up to the gunwales.
Our boat was loaded to the gunnels with equipment.
Similar: brimful, all the way, from soup to nuts, in excelsis, to the backbone, to the bone, to the brim, to the core, to the fullest, to the full, to the gills, to the gunnels
Talk about this word "to the gunnels." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/to%20the%20gunnels. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. to the gunnels. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/to%20the%20gunnels "to the gunnels." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/to%20the%20gunnels.Cite this
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title = {to the gunnels},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/to%20the%20gunnels},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
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