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Webster's 1828 Dictionary

CACKEREL

n.A fish which is said to void excrements when pursued. Others say, a fish which eaten produces lax bowels.

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

CACKEREL

Cack "er *el, n. Etym: [OF. caquerel cagarel (Cotgr.), from the root of E. cack. ] (Zoöl.)

 

Defn: The mendole; a small worthless Mediterranean fish considered poisonous by the ancients. See Mendole.