Part 3612

<hw>Eel</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[AS. <ets><?/l</ets>; akin to D., G., & Dan. <ets>aal</ets>, Icel. <ets>\'bell</ets>, Sw. <ets>\'86l</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>An elongated fish of many genera and species. The common eels of Europe and America belong to the genus <spn>Anguilla</spn>. The electrical eel is a species of <spn>Gymnotus</spn>. The so called <stype>vinegar eel</stype> is a minute nematode worm. See <er>Conger eel</er>, <er>Electric eel</er>, and <er>Gymnotus</er>.</def>

<h1>Eelbuck</h1> <Xpage=472>

<hw>Eel"buck`</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <def>An eelpot or eel basket.</def>

<h1>Eelfare</h1> <Xpage=472>

<hw>Eel"fare`</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[<ets>Eel</ets> + <ets>fare</ets> a journey or passage.]</ety> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>A brood of eels.</def> <mark>[Prov. Eng.]</mark>

<h1>Eelgrass</h1> <Xpage=472>

<hw>Eel"grass`</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>A plant (<spn>Zostera marina</spn>), with very long and narrow leaves, growing abundantly in shallow bays along the North Atlantic coast.</def>

<h1>Eel-mother</h1> <Xpage=472>

<hw>Eel"-moth`er</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>The eelpout.</def>

<h1>Eelpot</h1> <Xpage=472>

<hw>Eel"pot`</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <def>A boxlike structure with funnel-shaped traps for catching eels; an eelbuck.</def>

<h1>Eelpout</h1> <Xpage=472>

<hw>Eel"pout`</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[AS. <ets><?/lepute</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <sd>(a)</sd> <def>A European fish (<spn>Zoarces viviparus</spn>), remarkable for producing living young; -- called also <altname>greenbone</altname>, <altname>guffer</altname>, <altname>bard</altname>, and <altname>Maroona eel</altname>. Also, an American species (<spn>Z. anguillaris</spn>), -- called also <altname>mutton fish</altname>, and, erroneously, <altname>congo eel</altname>, <altname>ling</altname>, and <altname>lamper eel</altname>. Both are edible, but of little value.</def> <sd>(b)</sd> <def>A fresh-water fish, the burbot.</def>

<h1>Eelspear</h1> <Xpage=472>

<hw>Eel"spear`</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <def>A spear with barbed forks for spearing eels.</def>

<h1>E'en</h1> <Xpage=472>

<hw>E'en</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>adv.</tt> <def>A contraction for <i>even</i>. See <er>Even</er>.</def>

<blockquote>I have <b>e'en</b> done with you. <i>L'Estrange.</i></blockquote>

<h1>Een</h1> <Xpage=472>

<hw>Een</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <def>The old plural of <er>Eye</er>.</def>

<blockquote>And eke with fatness swollen were his <b>een</b>. <i>Spenser.</i></blockquote>

<h1>E'er</h1> <Xpage=472>

<hw>E'er</hw> <tt>(?; 277)</tt>, <tt>adv.</tt> <def>A contraction for <i>ever</i>. See <er>Ever</er>.</def>

<h1>Eerie, Eery</h1> <Xpage=472>

<hw><hw>Ee"rie</hw>, <hw>Ee"ry</hw><hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>a.</tt> <ety>[Scotch, fr. AS. <ets>earh</ets> timid.]</ety>

<p><b>1.</b> <def>Serving to inspire fear, esp. a dread of seeing ghosts; wild; weird; <as>as, <ex>eerie</ex> stories</as>.</def>

<blockquote>She whose elfin prancer springs By night to <b>eery</b> warblings. <i>Tennyson.</i></blockquote>

<p><b>2.</b> <def>Affected with fear; affrighted.</def>