EEL Spear, a forked instrument with three or four jagged teeth, used for catching eels: that with the four teeth is best, which they strike into the mud at the bottom of the river, and if it strike against any eels it never fails to bring them up.
EFFARE', or EFFRAYE', in Heraldry, a term applied to a beast rearing on its hind legs, as if it were frightened or provoked.