weel (plural weels)
(obsolete) A whirlpool.
A kind of trap for catching fish; a weely.
weel
Eye dialect spelling of will.
Source: Wiktionary
Weel, a. & adv.
Definition: Well. [Obs. or Scot.]
Weel, n. Etym: [AS. wæl. *147.]
Definition: A whirlpool. [Obs.]
Weel, Weel"y,Etym: [Prov. E. weel, weal, a wicker basket to catch eels; prob. akin to willow, and so called as made of willow twigs.]
Definition: A kind of trap or snare for fish, made of twigs. [Obs.] Carew.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
9 May 2025
(noun) anything in accord with principles of justice; “he feels he is in the right”; “the rightfulness of his claim”
The first coffee-house in Mecca dates back to the 1510s. The beverage was in Turkey by the 1530s. It appeared in Europe circa 1515-1519 and was introduced to England by 1650. By 1675 the country had more than 3,000 coffee houses, and coffee had replaced beer as a breakfast drink.
