sand eel

noun

sand lance.

New Zealand. sandfish (def. 2).

Origin of sand eel

1275–1325; Middle English sandel;see sand, eel

Words nearby sand eel

sand cricket, sandculture, sand dab, sand dollar, Sande, sand eel, sandek, sander, sanderling, Sanderson, S.&F.

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Example sentences from the Web for sand eel

Also, a west-country term for the sand-eel, a capital bait for mackerel.
The Sailor's Word-Book|William Henry Smyth
They feed their young on the fry of certain fish, and are particularly fond of the lance, or sand-eel.
The Isles of Scilly|Jessie Mothersole
Occasionally the sand-eel answers better with the bright metal spinner at the head.
Gairloch In North-West Ross-Shire|John H. Dixon, F.S.A. Scot
"Easy fishing," said I, with a certain pity for the sand-eel.
An Unsentimental Journey through Cornwall|Dinah Maria Craik

Once he saw a sand-eel dancing on his tail by the sea-shore.
In the Wrong Paradise|Andrew Lang

British Dictionary definitions for sand eel

sand eel

sand lance

noun

any silvery eel-like marine spiny-finned fish of the family Ammodytidae found burrowing in sand or shinglePopular name: launce

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单词	sand eel
释义	sand eel noun sand lance. New Zealand. sandfish (def. 2). Origin of sand eel 1275–1325; Middle English sandel;see sand, eel Words nearby sand eel sand cricket, sandculture, sand dab, sand dollar, Sande, sand eel, sandek, sander, sanderling, Sanderson, S.&F. Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for sand eel Also, a west-country term for the sand-eel, a capital bait for mackerel. The Sailor's Word-Book\|William Henry Smyth They feed their young on the fry of certain fish, and are particularly fond of the lance, or sand-eel. The Isles of Scilly\|Jessie Mothersole Occasionally the sand-eel answers better with the bright metal spinner at the head. Gairloch In North-West Ross-Shire\|John H. Dixon, F.S.A. Scot "Easy fishing," said I, with a certain pity for the sand-eel. An Unsentimental Journey through Cornwall\|Dinah Maria Craik Once he saw a sand-eel dancing on his tail by the sea-shore. In the Wrong Paradise\|Andrew Lang British Dictionary definitions for sand eel sand eel sand lance noun any silvery eel-like marine spiny-finned fish of the family Ammodytidae found burrowing in sand or shinglePopular name: launce Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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