eelskin

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noun

the skin of a hagfish

“He had an eelskin wallet.”

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Meanings

nouneelskin (plural eelskins)

plural eelskins

  1. the skin of a hagfish

    He had an eelskin wallet.

    2 more examples

    She paid for three eelskins.

    Wear an eelskin around your waist to keep off rheumatism. Some say they had rather have the rheumatism.

    1896, Clifton Johnson, “Medicinal”, in What They Say in New England (non-fiction), Boston, Massachusetts, United States: Lee and Shepard Publishers, page 77

Origin

From eel + skin (hagfish are very eel-like, and are sometimes called slime eels).

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Translations

Estonian angerja nahk
  • angerja nahkthe skin of a hagfish
German Aalhaut
  • Aalhautthe skin of a hagfish
Italian pelle d'anguilla
  • pelle d'anguillathe skin of a hagfish
Swedish ålskinn
  • ålskinnthe skin of a hagfish

Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

Kinslee
Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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