EDULIOUS
E*du"li*ous, a. Etym: [L. edulis, fr. edere to eat.]
Defn: Edible. [Obs.] "Edulious pulses." Sir T. Browne.
-EE -ee. Etym: [Formed on the F. p. p. ending -é, masc.]
Defn: A suffix used, chiefly in law terms, in a passive signification, to indicate the direct or indirect object of an action, or the one to whom an act is done or on whom a right is conferred; as in assignee, donee, alienee, grantee, etc. It is correlative to -or, the agent or doer.
EEK; EEKE
Eek, Eeke, v. t.
Defn: See Eke. [Obs.] Spenser.
EEL
Eel, n. Etym: [AS. ; akin to D., G., & Dan. aal, Icel. all, Sw. ål.]
(Zoöl.)
Defn: 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
Eel"buck`, n.
Defn: An eelpot or eel basket.