A trap or container specifically designed to catch eels, usually made of wicker, wood, or metal with a funnel opening.
Compound of 'eel' and 'pot' (Old English 'pott'). Eelpots were sophisticated fishing technology with designs that allowed eels in but made escape difficult.
Eelpots represent early engineering—they had one-way funnel valves before modern technology invented them, allowing eels to swim in during high tide but trapping them as water receded.
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