sand eel

noun

1. sand lance.
2. New Zealand. sandfish ( def 2 ).

sand eel

noun

1. any silvery eel-like marine spiny-finned fish of the family Ammodytidae found burrowing in sand or shingle Popular namelaunce

Word History and Origins

Origin of sand eel¹

1275–1325; Middle English sandel; sand, eel

Example Sentences

"Easy fishing," said I, with a certain pity for the sand-eel.

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The lead weight, about a yard from the sand-eel, should not be a heavy one.

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Occasionally the sand-eel answers better with the bright metal spinner at the head.

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As a rule the smaller sized sand-eel is the most killing, and the pattern coloured red often beats the white.

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There is a nearly black form of the artificial sand-eel which is sometimes very attractive.

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