n. [ AS. &unr_;l; akin to D., G., & Dan. aal, Icel. āll, Sw. ål. ] (Zoöl.) An elongated fish of many genera and species. The common eels of Europe and America belong to the genus
n. An eelpot or eel basket. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. [ Eel + fare a journey or passage. ] (Zoöl.) A brood of eels. [ Prov. Eng. ] [ 1913 Webster ]
n. (Bot.) A plant (Zostera marina), with very long and narrow leaves, growing abundantly in shallow bays along the North Atlantic coast. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. (Zoöl.) The eelpout. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. A boxlike structure with funnel-shaped traps for catching eels; an eelbuck. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. [ AS. &unr_;lepute. ] (Zoöl.)
n. A spear with barbed forks for spearing eels. [ 1913 Webster ]