lamper eel
[ lam-per ]
/ ˈlæm pər /
noun
Origin of lamper eel
First recorded in 1700–10
Words nearby lamper eel
lampadaire,
lampang,
lampas,
lampblack,
lampedusa,
lamper eel,
lampern,
lampers,
lampion,
lamplight,
lamplighter
Example sentences from the Web for lamper eel
Spiny, egg-like sea-urchins, green wrinkles, and an occasional flounder or lamper-eel gave variety to the catch.
Jim Spurling, Fisherman |Albert Walter TolmanIf there is anything on arth that holds on hard, it's a York Editor; a lamper-eel is nothing to one on 'em.
Highlife in New York: a series of letters to Mr. Zephariah Slick, |Ann S. Stephens
British Dictionary definitions for lamper eel
Word Origin for lamper eel
C19
lamper, variant of
lamprey