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Etymology

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eel +‎ -ery

Noun

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eelery (plural eeleries)

  1. A place where eels are caught.
    • Darby C. Stapp, Journal of Northwest Anthropology (volume 46, number 1, page 73)
      Denied former access at Bonneville Dam, Willamette Falls became a more important eelery for the Sahaptians.