Definition of Creeling

1. creel [v] - See also: creel

Lexicographical Neighbors of Creeling

creek beds
creekbed
creekbeds
creekfish
creekfront
creekier
creekiest
creeks
creekside
creeksides
creekwater
creeky
creel
creeled
creeler
creeling (current term)
creels
creep feed
creep in
creep into
creep joint
creep recovery
creep someone out
creep up
creepage
creepages
creeped
creeper
creepers

Literary usage of Creeling

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The Wedding Day in All Ages and Countries by Edward J. Wood (1869)
"Scotch Marriages.—Gretna Green.—Banns Superstition.—Unlucky Wedding Days.—The Threshold.—Money and Shoe throwing.—Winning the Kail.—creeling the Bridegroom. ..."

2. London and Middlesex: Or, An Historical, Commercial, & Descriptive Survey of by Edward Wedlake Brayley, James Norris Brewer, Joseph Nightingale (1815)
"... of the Treasury, obtained a grant in 1720, for creeling a market near Hanover Square, ... creeling ..."

3. The Philosophy of Artificial and Compulsory Drinking Usage in Great Britain by John Dunlop (1839)
"... it— Baillie Days—Harbour Usages—Steam Boat Usages—Wages— Unloading Vessels—Magistrates'Notice—creeling—Coal Mines —Sailors—Blacksmiths—Printers—Female ..."

4. A Tour in Tartan-land by Cuthbert Bede (1863)
"... and English King — Newhaven—The Fishwives — Heavy Weights—creeling Custom—Keeping a Man—Scandinavian Origin—The Old Volunteers—The Fishwives' Criticism— ..."

5. The Wedding Day in All Ages and Countries by Edward J. Wood (1869)
"Scotch Marriages.—Gretna Green.—Banns Superstition.—Unlucky Wedding Days.—The Threshold.—Money and Shoe throwing.—Winning the Kail.—creeling the Bridegroom. ..."

6. London and Middlesex: Or, An Historical, Commercial, & Descriptive Survey of by Edward Wedlake Brayley, James Norris Brewer, Joseph Nightingale (1815)
"... of the Treasury, obtained a grant in 1720, for creeling a market near Hanover Square, ... creeling ..."

7. The Philosophy of Artificial and Compulsory Drinking Usage in Great Britain by John Dunlop (1839)
"... it— Baillie Days—Harbour Usages—Steam Boat Usages—Wages— Unloading Vessels—Magistrates'Notice—creeling—Coal Mines —Sailors—Blacksmiths—Printers—Female ..."

8. A Tour in Tartan-land by Cuthbert Bede (1863)
"... and English King — Newhaven—The Fishwives — Heavy Weights—creeling Custom—Keeping a Man—Scandinavian Origin—The Old Volunteers—The Fishwives' Criticism— ..."

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