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the wicker prison anglers strap to their hip so fish drown in fashion
means A wicker basket, especially one anglers use to carry their catch, though the word also covers baskets for fish, peat, or even the framework holding bobbins in a spinning mill.
from From Middle English 'crele,' likely via Old French 'creil' from Latin 'craticula,' a little grate or lattice — the same notion of woven crosswork that gives us 'grate' and 'grille.' The thread runs through wickerwork to its essence: a thing built of crossed strips, whether holding fish or yarn.
- origin
- woven baskets carried by Scottish and Irish fishermen
- two jobs
- holds caught fish or stores lobster traps
- fish creel
- wet moss inside kept the catch cool
- slang
- a creel of herring was a standard market unit
- etymology
- likely from Old French for wickerwork
net of the thames — traditional wicker fishing creel used by english river fishermen on the thames, still made by craftspeople in oxfordshire
scottish tweed creels — iconic woven willow creels from the borders region, used for salmon fishing on the tweed since the 1800s
montana fly fishing creels — canvas and wood creels standard on the madison and yellowstone rivers, with insulated versions for keeping trout cool