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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We're putting on a seven reeler of 'As You Like It' with Betty Vincent as Rosalind.
From Kid Scanlan by Witwer, H. C. (Harry Charles)
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
It is, therefore, quite a hopeless task to reel silk unless the reeler is skilled.
From Scientific American Supplement, No. 324, March 18, 1882 by Various
Ruffard will shell out to do for a reeler.
From Scenes from a Courtesan's Life by Balzac, Honoré de
So the reeler keeps adding fresh fibres, being careful always that his thread is running uniform all the time.
From The Story of Silk by Price, Hattie Longstreet
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