noun
Meaning 1
A kind of trap or snare for fish, made of twigs.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Standard Lemma guide
weely
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Sound
Pronunciation
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/ˈwiːli/
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Southern-England: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
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homophone: wheelie
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homophone: wheely (in some accents)
History
Etymology
From weel + -y. Alternatively, a continuation of Middle English wili, whily, from Old English wylie, a rare variant of wylige, wilige (“basket”).