eelery

E1E1L1E1R1Y4

noun

A place where eels are caught.

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Meanings

nouneelery (plural eeleries)

plural eeleries

  1. A place where eels are caught.

    Denied former access at Bonneville Dam, Willamette Falls became a more important eelery for the Sahaptians.

    Darby C. Stapp, Journal of Northwest Anthropology (volume 46, number 1, page 73)

Origin

From eel + -ery.

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Cite this entry
APA

eelery. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/eelery

MLA

“eelery.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/eelery. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “eelery,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/eelery.

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