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creel definition

creel (krēl)

noun

  1. a wicker basket, canvas bag, for holding fish, often worn over the shoulder by a person who fishes
  2. a basketlike cage for trapping fish, shellfish, etc.
  3. a frame or rack for holding the bobbins or spools in spinning or weaving

Etymology: ME crel < OFr graïl: see griddle

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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