creel

UK: /ˈkriːl/ US: /kril/ ,(krēl)

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creel /kril/   n. [countable]

1. a wickerwork basket, used esp. for carrying fish.
2. a wicker trap for fish, etc.

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creel  (krēl), n. 

1. a wickerwork basket worn on the back or suspended from the shoulder, used esp. 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., esp. one made of wicker.
4. Textiles a framework, esp. one for holding bobbins in a spinning machine.

• Middle English crele, of uncertain origin, originally 1275–1325

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creel / kriːl/ noun

1. a wickerwork basket, esp one used to hold fish
2. a wickerwork trap for catching lobsters, etc

Etymology: 15th Century: from Scottish, of obscure origin