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creel
/kɹiːl/
noun 4verb 2name 1
Collocations
4ADJ.
better, great, well-used
VERB + CREEL
return
CREEL + NOUN
forehead-slung, trout
PREP.
with
Definitions
noun
1
A woven basket, especially a wicker basket.
Return with a creel of trout for supper.
Her great creel forehead-slung, she wanders nigh, Easing the heavy strap with gnarled, brown fingers
2
A woven basket, especially a wicker basket.
3
A woven basket, especially a wicker basket.
4
A bar or set of bars with skewers for holding paying-off bobbins, as in the roving machine, throstle, and mule.
verb
1
To place (fish) in a creel.
verb
1
To wrench or sprain.
For aught that appears in the record, plaintiff's fall was due entirely to the fact that his foot "creeled," and no one can say that his injuries were not due to the fall, but to the fact that he rolled down the embankment. […] he stepped around, and in doing so "creeled his foot in some way" and fell down the embankment, […]
[…] a "creeled foot " strapped to relieve strained muscles, […]
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Example Bank
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Return with a creel of trout for supper.
Wiktionary02
Her great creel forehead-slung, she wanders nigh, Easing the heavy strap with gnarled, brown fingers
Wiktionary03
For aught that appears in the record, plaintiff's fall was due entirely to the fact that his foot "creeled," and no one can say that his injuries were not due to the fall, but to the fact that he roll
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[…] a "creeled foot " strapped to relieve strained muscles, […]
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He creeled his ankle when he jumped off the porch. […] Vinegar was a key ingredient in many remedies for a creeled ankle.
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A well-used creel might better not be picked as a picnic hamper.
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