Creel Definition

krēl
creels
noun
A wicker basket, canvas bag, etc. for holding fish, often worn over the shoulder by a person who fishes.
Webster's New World
A basketlike cage for trapping fish, shellfish, etc.
Webster's New World
A frame or rack for holding the bobbins or spools in spinning or weaving.
Webster's New World

Other Word Forms of Creel

Noun

Singular:
creel
Plural:
creels

Origin of Creel

  • Uncertain. Possibly from Middle English crele, from a Old French root *creille, variant of greille (cf. French grille), from Latin crāticula. The English word may also have been of Scottish origin originally.

    From Wiktionary

  • Middle English crel from Old French creille latticework from Latin crātīcula gridiron diminutive of crātis wickerwork

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

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