creel

American  

[kreel] / kril /

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.

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

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

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creel British  

/ kriːl /

noun

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

2. a wickerwork trap for catching lobsters, etc

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

4. dialect a wooden frame suspended from a ceiling, used for drying clothes

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Etymology

Origin of creel

1275–1325; Middle English crele, of uncertain origin

Example Sentences

Police are continuing to search for the sole occupant of a creel boat after it washed ashore in Aberdeenshire.

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A search is ongoing after an unoccupied creel boat washed ashore in Aberdeenshire.

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It was suggested that the village celebrate its fishing heritage with a tree made from creels.

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Reduced bureaucracy could benefit west coast creel fisherman who sell directly into Europe and benefit from measures to reduce hold-ups for goods that perish quickly.

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Family friend and local skipper James Robertson suggested she should try her hand at creel fishing on his boat off Elgol.

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