English Explanatory Dictionary

weely

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A kind of trap or snare for fish, made of twigs.

Pronunciation

/ˈwiːli/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-weely.wav

Word forms

weely 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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