Căck'er-el, n.

n. [O. Fr. caquerel, cagarel, cagarèt (Cotgr.), from the root of cack, q. v., because, when eaten, it relaxes the bowels. Cf. Ger. laxierfisch, and D. zeeschijter.] A fish which is said to void excrements when pursued, or which, when eaten, produces laxity of the bowels. Skinner. Johnson.