name, noun, verb ·2 syllables ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   The European lancefish. UK, dialectal

Verb

1. 1
   Archaic form of wriggle. alt-of, archaic

   "I must take care, knowing what an eеl I have to do with, that the little riggling rogue does not slip through my fingers"

Proper Noun

1. 1
   A surname.

Example

More examples

"I must take care, knowing what an eеl I have to do with, that the little riggling rogue does not slip through my fingers"

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