Creel

Creel
Creel Creel (kr[=e]l), n. [Gael. craidhleag basket, creel.] [1913 Webster] 1. An osier basket, such as anglers use. --Sir W. Scott. [1913 Webster]

2. (Spinning) A bar or set of bars with skewers for holding paying-off bobbins, as in the roving machine, throstle, and mule. [1913 Webster]


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