'Cackerel' definitions:

Definition of 'Cackerel'

From: GCIDE
  • Cackerel \Cack"er*el\, n. [OF. caquerel cagarel (Cotgr.), from the root of E. cack.] (Zool.) The mendole; a small worthless Mediterranean fish considered poisonous by the ancients. See Mendole. [1913 Webster]