eelgig (elgig)

Same as eel - spear. eel-gra (ēl'grás), n. 1. A gra -like naiad a ceo us marine plant, Zoster a marina. [U. S.] The dull weed upholstered the decaying wharves, and the only freight that heaped them was the kelp and eel gra left by higher floods. Lowell , Fireside Travels, p. 45. 2. The wild celery, Vallisneria spiral is . eel-mother (ēl'muTH"ėr), n. A viviparous fish, Zoarces viviparus , of an elongated eel-like form, often confounded with the eel. eel-oil (el'oil), n. An oil obtained from eels, used in lubricating, and as a liniment in rheumatism, etc.