1. a. A pond or preserve for eels. b. transf. A bivouac on swampy ground.
1483. Cath. Angl., 113. An Ele bed, anguillarium.
1813. Sir R. Wilson, Priv. Diary, II. 430. Instead of the pains of an eel-bed.
2. pl. A plant (Ranunculus fruitans).
1. a. A pond or preserve for eels. b. transf. A bivouac on swampy ground.
1483. Cath. Angl., 113. An Ele bed, anguillarium.
1813. Sir R. Wilson, Priv. Diary, II. 430. Instead of the pains of an eel-bed.
2. pl. A plant (Ranunculus fruitans).
