Definitions for: Creel

[n] a wicker basket used by anglers to hold fish

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

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

See Also: basket, handbasket