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Eel vs Snig - What's the difference?

eel | snig |

As nouns the difference between eel and snig

is that eel is any freshwater or marine fish of the order Anguilliformes, which are elongated and resemble snakes while snig is a small eel.

As verbs the difference between eel and snig

is that eel is to fish for eels while snig is to drag a log along the ground by means of a chain fastened at one end.

eel

English

(wikipedia eel) (Anguilliformes)

Noun

(en noun)
  • Any freshwater or marine fish of the order Anguilliformes, which are elongated and resemble snakes.
  • The European eel, .
  • Derived terms

    * African eel * cutthroat eel * conger eel * duckbill eel * eelboat * eelbuck * eeler * eelfare * eelfish * eelgrass * eelish * eellike * eelpot * eelpout, eel-pout * eelskin * eelspear * eely * electric eel * European eel * glass eel * Japanese eel * moray eel * mud eel * sand eel * sawtooth eel * slippery as an eel * snake eel * snipe eel * spaghetti eel * thin eel * worm eel

    See also

    * elver

    Verb

    (en verb)
  • To fish for eels.
  • To move with a sinuous motion like that of an eel.
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    snig

    English

    Verb

  • (Australia, New Zealand, forestry) To drag a log along the ground by means of a chain fastened at one end.
  • (UK, dialect) To sneak.
  • To chop off; to cut.
  • Noun

    (en noun)
  • (UK, dialect) A small eel.
  • (Webster 1913)

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