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creel

Syllabification: (creel)

Pronunciation: /krēl/

Definition of creel

noun

1a wicker basket for carrying fish.
an angler’s fishing basket.

2a rack holding bobbins or spools for spinning.

Origin:

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