Vocabulary : Eek to Eelspear
Eek : Alt. of Eeke
Eeke : See Eke.
Eel : An elongated fish of many genera and species. The common eels of Europe and America belong to the genus Anguilla. The electrical eel is a species of Gymnotus. The so called vinegar eel is a minute nematode worm. See Conger eel, Electric eel, and Gymnotus.
Eelbuck : An eelpot or eel basket.
Eelfare : A brood of eels.
Eelgrass : A plant (Zostera marina), with very long and narrow leaves, growing abundantly in shallow bays along the North Atlantic coast.
Eel-mother : The eelpout.
Eelpot : A boxlike structure with funnel-shaped traps for catching eels; an eelbuck.
Eelpout : A European fish (Zoarces viviparus), remarkable for producing living young; -- called also greenbone, guffer, bard, and Maroona eel. Also, an American species (Z. anguillaris), -- called also mutton fish, and, erroneously, congo eel, ling, and lamper eel. Both are edible, but of little value. ;; A fresh-water fish, the burbot.
Eelspear : A spear with barbed forks for spearing eels.
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