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creel

[ kreel ]

noun

  1. a wickerwork basket worn on the back or suspended from the shoulder, used especially by anglers for carrying fish.
  2. a basket made of wicker or other material, for holding fish, lobsters, etc.
  3. a trap for fish, lobsters, etc., especially one made of wicker.
  4. a framework, especially one for holding bobbins in a spinning machine.


creel

/ °ì°ù¾±Ë±ô /

noun

  1. a wickerwork basket, esp one used to hold fish
  2. a wickerwork trap for catching lobsters, etc
  3. the framework on a spinning machine that holds the bobbins
  4. dialect.
    a wooden frame suspended from a ceiling, used for drying clothes
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of creel1

1275–1325; Middle English crele, of uncertain origin
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of creel1

C15: from Scottish, of obscure origin
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Entanglements can involve creel fishing gear or ghost gear - rope and nets that have been lost or abandoned by fishing boats.

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In February, two fisherman rescued a humpback whale found entangled in creel fishing gear off the coast of Skye.

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Following a biopsy, cancer was found on the right side of the creel fisherman and Airbnb owner's prostate.

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Many creel fishermen and scallop divers support restrictions on larger scale commercial fishing in MPAs.

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He was helping to deploy creels when he became entangled in a coil of rope and was dragged overboard and into the sea.

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