creel

creel
/kreel/, n.
1. a wickerwork basket worn on the back or suspended from the shoulder, used esp. 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., esp. one made of wicker.
4. a framework, esp. one for holding bobbins in a spinning machine.
[1275-1325; ME crele, of uncert. orig.]

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