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Definition of Eelfare
1. n. A brood of eels.
Definition of Eelfare
1. Adjective. (rare obsolete) the movement of eels, especially migratory ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Eelfare
1. a group of young eels [n -S]
Medical Definition of Eelfare
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Lexicographical Neighbors of Eelfare
| eediots eejit eejits eek eel eel-like eel-mother eelblennies eelblenny eelboat | eelboats eelbuck eelbucks eeled eeler eelfare (current term) eelfares eelier eeliest eeling | eellike eelpot eelpots eelpout eelpouts eels eelskin |
Literary usage of Eelfare
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Some Curious Flyers, Creepers and Swimmers by James Johonnot (1888)
"This passage of young eels is called eelfare on the banks of the Thames; and it
has been thought by some that the term elver, which on the banks of the ..."
2. The Popular Science Monthly by Harry Houdini Collection (Library of Congress) (1886)
"This passage of young eels is called eelfare on the banks of the Thames ; and it
has been thought ... In the Thames this eelfare takes place in the spring, ..."
3. A Book of the Running Brook: And of Still Waters by Gertrude Elizabeth Blood Campbell (1886)
"In the Thames this eelfare takes place in the spring, in other rivers in the
summer; and some idea of the numbers of these young eels, each about three ..."
4. Roots and Ramifications; Or, Extracts from Various Books Explanatory of the by Arthur John Knapp (1857)
"This takes place from the neighbourhood of Blackfriars bridge to Chertsey in
immense quantities, and this passage is called the eelfare. ..."
5. A Dictionary of Archaic and Provincial Words, Obsolete Phrases, Proverbs by James Orchard Halliwell-Phillipps (1881)
"eelfare. A brood of eels. EEL-SHEAR. An iron instrument with three or four points
used for catching eels in the Southern counties. i. 82 ; Robin Hood, i. ..."
6. Dictionary of Obsolete and Provincial English: Containing Words from the by Thomas Wright (1857)
"eelfare, ». A brood of eels. EEL-SHEAR, ». An iron implement •with three or four
points for catching eels. South. EEL-THING, s. St. Anthony's fire. Essex. ..."
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