Cackerel
Pronunciation : Cack"er*el
Part of Speech : n.
Etymology : [OF. caquerel cagarel (Cotgr.), from the root of E. cack.] (Zo?l.)
Definition : Defn: The mendole; a small worthless Mediterranean fish considered poisonous by the ancients. See Mendole.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
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