eelskin en · NOUN
Etymology
From eel + skin (hagfish are very eel-like, and are sometimes called slime eels).
Meanings
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the skin of a hagfish
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:He had an eelskin wallet.
She paid for three eelskins.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| eelskins | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Translations (4)
sv ålskinn (the skin of a hagfish) · de Aalhaut (the skin of a hagfish) · it pelle d'anguilla (the skin of a hagfish) · et angerja nahk (the skin of a hagfish)