EELFARE
Eel"fare`, n. Etym: [Eel + fare a journey or passage.] (Zoöl.)
Defn: A brood of eels. [Prov. Eng.]
EELGRASS
Eel"grass`, n. (Bot.)
Defn: A plant (Zostera marina), with very long and narrow leaves, growing abundantly in shallow bays along the North Atlantic coast.
EEL-MOTHER
Eel"-moth`er, n. (Zoöl.)
Defn: The eelpout.
EELPOT
Eel"pot`, n.
Defn: A boxlike structure with funnel-shaped traps for catching eels; an eelbuck.
EELPOUT Eel"pout`, n. Etym: [AS. .] (Zoöl.) (a) 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. (b) A fresh-water fish, the burbot.
EELSPEAR
Eel"spear`, n.