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calzephyr ([personal profile] calzephyr) wrote in [community profile] 1word1day2022-06-15 10:30 pm
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Wednesday Word: Creel

Creel - noun.

A creel is the name for a wicker fishing basket or a wicker trap for fish and lobster. You probably guessed right that it looks like this:


Wicker creel.jpg
By Sobebunny - Own work, CC BY-SA 3.0, Link




However, a creel can also be a frame for holding bobbins of thread or yarn in textile manufacturing. There are many types of creels out there, from manual to automatic ones, so if you're super curious, I suggest a quick Google!
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[personal profile] med_cat 2022-06-18 12:10 am (UTC)(link)
Very interesting; I never knew there were special baskets for this, and a special name for them :)