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creel
[kreel]
noun
a wickerwork basket worn on the back or suspended from the shoulder, used especially by anglers for carrying fish.
a basket made of wicker or other material, for holding fish, lobsters, etc.
a trap for fish, lobsters, etc., especially one made of wicker.
a framework, especially one for holding bobbins in a spinning machine.
creel
/ ː /
noun
a wickerwork basket, esp one used to hold fish
a wickerwork trap for catching lobsters, etc
the framework on a spinning machine that holds the bobbins
dialecta wooden frame suspended from a ceiling, used for drying clothes
Word History and Origins
Origin of creel1
Word History and Origins
Origin of creel1
Example Sentences
Reduced bureaucracy could benefit west coast creel fisherman who sell directly into Europe and benefit from measures to reduce hold-ups for goods that perish quickly.
Family friend and local skipper James Robertson suggested she should try her hand at creel fishing on his boat off Elgol.
Entanglements can involve creel fishing gear or ghost gear - rope and nets that have been lost or abandoned by fishing boats.
In February, two fisherman rescued a humpback whale found entangled in creel fishing gear off the coast of Skye.
Following a biopsy, cancer was found on the right side of the creel fisherman and Airbnb owner's prostate.
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