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单词 eel-bed
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eel-bedn.

Forms: see eel n. and bed n.
Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: eel n., bed n.
Etymology: < eel n. + bed n.In sense 1b with allusion to the instability of such a bivouac. Previous versions of the OED give the stress as: ˈeel-bed.
1.
a. A pond or preserve for eels.
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the world > food and drink > farming > animal husbandry > fish-keeping, farming, or breeding > [noun] > fish-weir or -garth
weir839
fish-weirc1000
yair1178
fishgarth1454
eel-bed1483
water frith1584
frith1602
garth1609
fish-lock1661
crawl1682
fish-yard1685
fishing-pen1791
eelery1854
fishing-weir1870
crib1873
ark1883
kiddle1891
1483 Cath. Angl. 113 An Ele bed, anguillarium.
b. transferred. A bivouac on swampy ground.
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1813 R. Wilson Private Diary II. 430 The pains of an eel-bed.
2. plural. A plant ( Ranunculus fluitans).
This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1891; most recently modified version published online June 2022).
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