Weely
//ˈwiːli// noun
noun ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 A kind of trap or snare for fish, made of twigs.
"They are taken generally, by a little Sayne net: specially the Eeles in weelies"
Example
More examples"They are taken generally, by a little Sayne net: specially the Eeles in weelies"
Etymology
From weel + -y. Alternatively, a continuation of Middle English wili, whily, from Old English wylie, a rare variant of wylige, wilige (“basket”).
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