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Webster's Dictionary (1865)

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Weel

Weel, n.

noun

n. [A-S. wæl. See WELL.] A whirlpool. [Obs.]

Weel or Weel'y, n.

noun

n. [Prov. Eng. weel, weal, a wicker basket to catch eels, allied to willow, because made of willow twigs. Cf. Lat. qualus, qualum, a wicker basket.] A kind of twiggen trap or snare for fish. [Obs.] Carew.