Emily Dickinson Lexicon

CON'GER, n. [cong'gur; L. conger or congrus; Gr. κογγρος, γογγρος; It. gongro; Fr. congre.]

The sea-eel; a large species of eel, sometimes growing to the length of ten feet, and weighing a hundred pounds. In Cornwall, England, it is an article of commerce, being shipped to Spain and Portugal. Encyc.