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. wƦl. *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
29 May 2025
(adjective) characterized by careful evaluation and judgment; āa critical readingā; āa critical dissertationā; āa critical analysis of Melvilleās writingsā
The earliest credible evidence of coffee-drinking as the modern beverage appeared in modern-day Yemen. In the middle of the 15th century in Sufi shrines where coffee seeds were first roasted and brewed for drinking. The Yemenis procured the coffee beans from the Ethiopian Highlands.
