lamper eel

[ lam-per ]

/ ˈlæm pər /

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noun

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Origin of lamper eel

First recorded in 1700–10

Words nearby lamper eel

Lampang, lampas, lampblack, lamp chimney, Lampedusa, lamper eel, lampern, lampers, lampion, lamplight, lamplighter

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How to use lamper eel in a sentence

In a few moments more he was sadly replying, on behalf of his uncle, "Nothing but a cod-lamper eel!"
Ned, the son of Webb|William O. Stoddard
Spiny, egg-like sea-urchins, green wrinkles, and an occasional flounder or lamper-eel gave variety to the catch.
Jim Spurling, Fisherman|Albert Walter Tolman
If 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

lamper eel

/ (ˈlæmpə) /

noun

another name for lamprey

Word Origin for lamper eel

C19 lamper, variant of lamprey

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