lamper eel

[ lam-per ]

/ ˈlæm pər /

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noun

lamprey.

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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

Raw eel seemed to be popular during and after the Middle Ages.
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Today, Eel Pie Island is home to a mellower bunch: retirees, artists, and the like.
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These are just a few of the famous visitors to Eel Pie Island, a centuries-old refuge for musicians, hippies, and writers.
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There are literally restaurants that focus entirely on a single ingredient, like eel for example.
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Stanley Hall also went for pastime, and Billy Towler slid into the boat like an eel, without leave, just as it pushed off.
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Your Caroline, so enticing five hours before in this very chamber where she frisked about like an eel, is now a junk of lead.
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Swaying tufts of vegetation marked the rapid passage of eel-like bodies.
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We succeeded in taking an eel, a few crabs, and a small quantity of snails.
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The lighter man was slippery as an eel, as hard to hit as a Corbett.
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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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