Creel

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Creel \Creel\ (kr[=e]l), n. [Gael. craidhleag basket, creel.]
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     1. An osier basket, such as anglers use. --Sir W. Scott.
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     2. (Spinning) A bar or set of bars with skewers for holding


        paying-off bobbins, as in the roving machine, throstle,
        and mule.
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From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  creel
       n : a wicker basket used by anglers to hold fish