creel
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Is creel a Scrabble word?
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- Scrabble US/Canada (OTCWL) Yes
- Scrabble UK (SOWPODS) Yes
- Wordle Yes
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What is the meaning of creel?
Definition
noun (English)
1. A woven basket, especially a wicker basket.Examples: "Return with a creel of trout for supper."; "Her great creel forehead-slung, she wanders nigh, Easing the heavy strap with gnarled, brown fingers"Synonyms: wick
2. A woven basket, especially a wicker basket.Synonyms: wickhistorical
3. A woven basket, especially a wicker basket.Synonyms: wickhistorical
4. (textile making) A bar or set of bars with skewers for holding paying-off bobbins, as in the roving machine, throstle, and mule.
verb (English)
1. (transitive) To place (fish) in a creel.transitive
verb (English)
1. (Appalachia, Southern US) To wrench or sprain.Examples: "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, […]"; "He creeled his ankle when he jumped off the porch. […] Vinegar was a key ingredient in many remedies for a creeled ankle."AppalachiaSouthern-US
Definition source: Wiktionary