sand eel
New Zealand. sandfish (def. 2).
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How to use sand eel in a sentence
"Easy fishing," said I, with a certain pity for the sand-eel.
An Unsentimental Journey through Cornwall | Dinah Maria CraikThe lead weight, about a yard from the sand-eel, should not be a heavy one.
Gairloch In North-West Ross-Shire | John H. Dixon, F.S.A. ScotOccasionally the sand-eel answers better with the bright metal spinner at the head.
Gairloch In North-West Ross-Shire | John H. Dixon, F.S.A. ScotAs a rule the smaller sized sand-eel is the most killing, and the pattern coloured red often beats the white.
Gairloch In North-West Ross-Shire | John H. Dixon, F.S.A. ScotThere is a nearly black form of the artificial sand-eel which is sometimes very attractive.
Gairloch In North-West Ross-Shire | John H. Dixon, F.S.A. Scot
British Dictionary definitions for sand eel
any silvery eel-like marine spiny-finned fish of the family Ammodytidae found burrowing in sand or shingle: Popular name: launce
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