单词 | creel |
释义 | creel/kriːl /noun 1A large wicker basket for holding fish.Most of the larger boats use single trawls while the smaller inshore vessels often fish by dropping creels in what supporters describe as a truly sustainable fishery....
1.1An angler’s fishing basket.While prowling around in our cluttered attic, this fanciful fishing creel my hubby never uses anymore caught my eye....
2A rack holding bobbins or spools when spinning.He said he believed that dust had remained on the looms and yarn creels when the workers returned after the summer shutdown. OriginMiddle English (in sense 1; originally Scots and northern English): of unknown origin. sense 2 dates from the mid 19th century. Rhymes |
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