As nouns the difference between gunnel and jitty
is that gunnel is while jitty is (colloquial|british) (the narrow passage between rows of terraced houses or a fenced or hedged pathway linking two areas of a village).
gunnel
English
Noun
(
en noun)
A small eel-shaped marine fish of the genus .
Synonyms
* (eel-shaped fish) gunnel fish, butterfish, rock eel
Derived terms
* to the gunnels
jitty
English
Noun
(jitties)
(colloquial, British) (the narrow passage between rows of terraced houses or a fenced or hedged pathway linking two areas of a village).
Usage notes
The term is used in the English Midlands, also used in mining communities in the South-East of England, notably Aylesham.