I'ld have took the pertaties out of the creel when they were put to drain at the door.
"Fairies and Folk of Ireland"
William Henry Frost
Add for each additional two Beams in creel, 3 ft.
"Illustrated Catalogue of Cotton Machinery"
Howard & Bullough American Machine Company, Ltd.
These gentlemen were near the end of the pier, and he passed them, and went on to look out to sea on the other side, where a swarthy-looking man was wading nearly to his arm-pits, and pushing a pole before him, while a creel hung upon his back.
"The Master of the Ceremonies"
George Manville Fenn