elver
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of elver
First recorded in 1630–40; variant of ellfare, literally, “eel-journey”; see origin at eel, fare
Example Sentences
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Then it becomes an elver and disappears into the depths.
From BBC ● Jul. 27, 2026
The commission’s decision to keep the state’s elver quota at its current level is “good news for Maine’s elver harvesters, who earn nearly $20 million a year from the vital fishery,” Nichols said.
From Seattle Times ● May 1, 2024
The elver quota could be increased in 2019.
From Washington Times ● May 9, 2018
Sheldon, 71, is a key player in Maine’s legal elver market.
From Washington Post ● Apr. 6, 2017
The young elver, at least a year old, which makes its way from the open sea to the estuaries and rivers.
From The Outline of Science, Vol. 1 (of 4) A Plain Story Simply Told by J. Arthur Thomson
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