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
The reeler begins to wind where the end of the filament becomes strong.
From The Story of Silk by Price, Hattie Longstreet
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
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.
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