The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Weel \Weel\, Weely \Weel"y\, [Prov. E. weel, weal, a wicker
   basket to catch eels; prob. akin to willow, and so called as
   made of willow twigs.]
   A kind of trap or snare for fish, made of twigs. [Obs.]
   --Carew.
   [1913 Webster]