Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun Same as
silver eel . - noun Any eel caught in salt water; specifically, a conger-eel.
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Examples
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Yes, they say there are two kinds of fish there, the sea-eel and the smelt, and before you start to eat them, the saliva flows in your mouth.
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A god of one of the small islands, and seen in the sea-eel, or
Samoa, A Hundred Years Ago And Long Before George Turner
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If the sea-eel happened to be driven on to the shore in a gale or by any tidal wave it portended evil, and created a commotion all over the place.
Samoa, A Hundred Years Ago And Long Before George Turner
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Alas! the favorite sea-eel of Crassus is dead, and it is uncertain whether Crassus can survive it!
The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 08, No. 47, September, 1861 Various
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