Also kiln. [Origin unascertained.] On the Thames: An eel-trap or weel.
1630. in Descr. Thames (1758), 66. No Fisherman … shall lay any Weels called Kills in any Place of the River.
1879. in N. & Q., 5th Ser. XI. 245. Kiln, an eel-trap, called also a ‘weel’ or ‘weal.’ In use on the Thames.
