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creel

Pronunciation: /kriːl/

Definition of creel

noun

  • 1a large wicker basket for holding fish.
  • an angler’s fishing basket.
  • 2a rack holding bobbins or spools when spinning.

Origin:

Middle English (in creel (sense 1); originally Scots and northern English): of unknown origin. creel (sense 2) dates from the mid 19th century

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