reeler
Americannoun
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a person or thing that reels.
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a machine for burnishing the exterior and interior of seamless tubing.
Etymology
Origin of reeler
Example Sentences
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Each time the reel has made 120 revolutions and the bell rings, the reeler ties up the several cuts in the width, so that when the mill-hank is complete, each individual cut will be distinct.
From The Jute Industry: from Seed to Finished Cloth by Woodhouse, T.
The manufacturer, therefore, cannot and must not depend only on the constant attention that each reeler should give to the work confided to her care.
From Scientific American Supplement, No. 620, November 19,1887 by Various
The reeler begins operations by assembling the cocoons in the basin, and attaching all the ends to a peg at its side.
From Scientific American Supplement, No. 620, November 19,1887 by Various
It is only after a long apprenticeship that a reeler succeeds in throwing the end properly.
From Scientific American Supplement, No. 620, November 19,1887 by Various
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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