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:
creelPlural:
creelsOrigin of Creel
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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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