English Explanatory Dictionary

eelbuck

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A device for catching eels.

Word forms

eelbuck eelbucks eel-buck

Etymology

From eel + buck (“trap”), from Middle English bouk (“fishtrap”), from Old English būc (“belly, container”).

Synonyms

eelpot eel basket
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