: the activity or business of catching eels
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Once the eeling peters out in late May or early June, he'll go back to lobstering for the summer.—
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As the communities coexisted, settlers intensified the fishery as cultural Mi’kmaw eeling declined.
—Karen Pinchin, Smithsonian, 5 Feb. 2018
Karen Pinchin, Smithsonian, 5 Feb. 2018
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“Eeling.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/eeling. Accessed 25 Apr. 2024.
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