ˈeve-ˈeeldial. (See quots.) 1831Agric. Survey Forfarsh. (Jam.), Muraena conger; conger eel..the name seems familiar even to the common people; they call it Eve-eel.1867Smyth Sailor's Word-bk., Eve-eel, a northern name for the conger; from the Danish hav-aal, or sea-eel.