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ˈeel-spear
[f. eel n. + spear.]
A forked or pronged instrument for catching eels by transfixing them as they lie in the mud. (See quots.)
1555Eden Decades W. Ind. (Arb.) 197 Speares..lyke vnto troute speares or yele speares. 1610J. Guillim Heraldry (1679) 235 He beareth..3 Eel-spears argent. 1785Sportsman's Dict., Eel-spear; this instrument is made for the most part with three forks or teeth, jagged on the sides. 1867Smyth Sailor's Word-Bk., Eel-spear, a sort of trident with ten points for catching eels, called in Lincolnshire an eel-stang.
Hence eel-spearer, eel-spearing vbl. n.
1883G. C. Davies Norfolk Broads v. 40 Here and there was an eel-spearer in his punt. Ibid. xxxi. 244 Eel-spearing is quite an athletic occupation. |