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
Noun
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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.
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