eelskin
nounEtymology From eel + skin (hagfish are very eel-like, and are sometimes called slime eels).
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the skin of a hagfish
- She paid for three eelskins.
- He had an eelskin wallet.
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- Wear an eelskin around your waist to keep off rheumatism. Some say they had rather have the rheumatism.1896, Clifton Johnson, “Medicinal”, in What They Say in New England (non-fiction), Boston, Massachusetts, United States: Lee and Shepard Publishers, page 77: