creel

[ kreel ]
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noun
  1. a wickerwork basket worn on the back or suspended from the shoulder, used especially by anglers for carrying fish.

  2. a basket made of wicker or other material, for holding fish, lobsters, etc.

  1. a trap for fish, lobsters, etc., especially one made of wicker.

  2. a framework, especially one for holding bobbins in a spinning machine.

Origin of creel

1
1275–1325; Middle English crele, of uncertain origin

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British Dictionary definitions for creel

creel

/ (kriːl) /


noun
  1. a wickerwork basket, esp one used to hold fish

  2. a wickerwork trap for catching lobsters, etc

  1. the framework on a spinning machine that holds the bobbins

  2. West Yorkshire dialect a wooden frame suspended from a ceiling, used for drying clothes

Origin of creel

1
C15: from Scottish, of obscure origin

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