cawl

noun

ˈkȯl

plural -s

dialectal, British

: a wooden basket with handholes instead of handles used especially in Cornwall to carry fish

Word History

Etymology

Old English cawl, ceawl basket, from Medieval Latin cavellum, from Latin cavus hollow

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