creel

creel

creel

C0737300 (krēl)n.1. A wicker basket, especially one used by anglers for carrying fish.2. A frame for holding bobbins or spools in a spinning machine.

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[Middle English crel, from Old French *creille, latticework, from Latin crātīcula, gridiron, diminutive of crātis, wickerwork.]

creel

(kriːl) n1. (Fishing) a wickerwork basket, esp one used to hold fish2. (Fishing) a wickerwork trap for catching lobsters, etc3. (Knitting & Sewing) the framework on a spinning machine that holds the bobbins4. dialect West Yorkshire a wooden frame suspended from a ceiling, used for drying clothes[C15: from Scottish, of obscure origin]

creel

(kril)

n. 1. a wickerwork basket, used esp. for carrying fish. 2. a wicker trap for fish, lobsters, etc. 3. a rack for holding bobbins in a spinning machine. v.t. 4. to place or keep (caught fish) in a creel. [1275–1325; Middle English crele, of uncertain orig.]

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Noun

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creel - a wicker basket used by anglers to hold fishbasket, handbasket - a container that is usually woven and has handles

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