Etymology

eelpout

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Today it means: Any fish of the family Zoarcidae. Full definition →

Old English ǣleputa
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  1. Old English · inherited fromǣleputa
  2. English todayeelpout

From Old English ǣleputa, equivalent to eel + pout.

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.