[kreel] 
| 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. |
| creel (krēl) n.
[Middle English crel, from Old French *creille, latticework, from Latin crātīcula, gridiron, diminutive of crātis, wickerwork.] |