eel-spearn.

Etymology: < eel n. + spear n.¹Previous versions of the OED give the stress as: ˈeel-spear.

A forked or pronged instrument for catching eels by transfixing them as they lie in the mud. (See quots.)

ΘΚΠ

the world > food and drink > hunting > fishing > fishing-tackle > spear > [noun] > for eels

algerea1425

augera1425

elgerc1440

eel-spear1555

proking stick1598

pilgera1825

stang1847

sun spear1865

pick1875

prick1880–4

eel-pick1883

1555 R. Eden tr. Peter Martyr of Angleria Decades of Newe Worlde iii. xi. f. 163^v Speares..lyke vnto troute speares or yele speares.

1610 J. Guillim Display of Heraldrie iv. xi. 220 Hee beareth..three Eele-speares Argent.

1785 Sportsman's Dict. Eel-spear; this instrument is made for the most part with three forks or teeth, jagged on the sides.

1867 W. H. Smyth & E. Belcher Sailor's Word-bk. Eel-spear, a sort of trident with ten points for catching eels, called in Lincolnshire an eel-stang.

Derivatives

eel-spearer n.

ΘΚΠ

the world > food and drink > hunting > fishing > fisher > [noun] > for eels

eeler1851

sticherer1872

bobber1882

eel-fisher1883

eel-man1883

eel-picker1883

eel-spearer1883

picker1885

sun-spearer1885

1883 G. C. Davies Norfolk Broads v. 40 Here and there was an eel-spearer in his punt.

eel-spearing n.

ΘΚΠ

the world > food and drink > hunting > fishing > fishing for type of fish > [noun] > for eels in specific manner

bobbing1620

sniggling1661

pitching1674

eeling1780

sand-eeling1862

sun spearing1865

stichering1872

blobbing1877

eel-picking1883

eel-spearing1883

1883 G. C. Davies Norfolk Broads xxxi. 244 Eel-spearing is quite an athletic occupation.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1891; most recently modified version published online June 2021).

单词	eel-spear
释义	eel-spearn. Etymology: < eel n. + spear n.¹Previous versions of the OED give the stress as: ˈeel-spear. A forked or pronged instrument for catching eels by transfixing them as they lie in the mud. (See quots.) ΘΚΠ the world > food and drink > hunting > fishing > fishing-tackle > spear > [noun] > for eels algerea1425 augera1425 elgerc1440 eel-spear1555 proking stick1598 pilgera1825 stang1847 sun spear1865 pick1875 prick1880–4 eel-pick1883 1555 R. Eden tr. Peter Martyr of Angleria Decades of Newe Worlde iii. xi. f. 163^v Speares..lyke vnto troute speares or yele speares. 1610 J. Guillim Display of Heraldrie iv. xi. 220 Hee beareth..three Eele-speares Argent. 1785 Sportsman's Dict. Eel-spear; this instrument is made for the most part with three forks or teeth, jagged on the sides. 1867 W. H. Smyth & E. Belcher Sailor's Word-bk. Eel-spear, a sort of trident with ten points for catching eels, called in Lincolnshire an eel-stang. Derivatives eel-spearer n. ΘΚΠ the world > food and drink > hunting > fishing > fisher > [noun] > for eels eeler1851 sticherer1872 bobber1882 eel-fisher1883 eel-man1883 eel-picker1883 eel-spearer1883 picker1885 sun-spearer1885 1883 G. C. Davies Norfolk Broads v. 40 Here and there was an eel-spearer in his punt. eel-spearing n. ΘΚΠ the world > food and drink > hunting > fishing > fishing for type of fish > [noun] > for eels in specific manner bobbing1620 sniggling1661 pitching1674 eeling1780 sand-eeling1862 sun spearing1865 stichering1872 blobbing1877 eel-picking1883 eel-spearing1883 1883 G. C. Davies Norfolk Broads xxxi. 244 Eel-spearing is quite an athletic occupation. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1891; most recently modified version published online June 2021). > as lemmas eel-spear Also with defining terms, as eel-spear, fish-spear, salmon-spear, trout-spear.extracted from spearn.¹ < n.1555 as lemmas
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eel-spearn.

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