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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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
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
The way the cocoons behave in the water is the business of the reeler.
From The Story of Silk by Hattie Longstreet Price
It is at this moment that the real difficulties of the reeler begin.
From Scientific American Supplement, No. 620, November 19,1887 by Various
I never knew a reeler do that before.
From Martin Hewitt, Investigator by Arthur Morrison
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