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reeler

American  
[ree-ler] / ˈri lər /

noun

  1. a person or thing that reels.

  2. a machine for burnishing the exterior and interior of seamless tubing.


Etymology

Origin of reeler

First recorded in 1590–1600; reel 1 + -er 1

Example Sentences

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Another grave defect in the estimates alluded to is that all the profit is assumed to be paid to the reeler.

From Scientific American Supplement, No. 324, March 18, 1882 by Various

Listen, now, sister, I got another two reeler to pull off after this one, then I'm goin' to do something new, see?

From Merton of the Movies by Wilson, Harry Leon

There isn’t a power reeler or loom in the town, nor yet a loom of the Jacquard type.

From Letters from China and Japan by Dewey, John

Ruffard will shell out to do for a reeler.

From Scenes from a Courtesan's Life by Balzac, Honoré de

A lot of the reeling isn’t even foot power—just hand, though their hand reeler is much more ingenious than the Japanese one.

From Letters from China and Japan by Dewey, John

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