A kind of trap-basket, or snare, to catch fish, made of twigs and baited; contrived similarly to a mouse-trap, so that fish have a ready admittance, but cannot get out again.
·noun A <<Whirlpool>>. II. Weel ·adj & ·adv <<Well>>. III. Weel ·- ·Alt. of <<Weely>>. ...
Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
1) well. N. 2) a whirl-pool. Lane. ...
A glossary of provincial and local words used in England by Francis Grose
A bow-net for fish. ...
The Sailor's Word-Book