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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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
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
Jim, you and I ought to go into the movies--we'd have a six reeler called The Kids of Kidder Lake or Fido of Frying-pan Island.
From Pee-Wee Harris on the Trail by Fitzhugh, Percy Keese
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
The way the cocoons behave in the water is the business of the reeler.
From The Story of Silk by Price, Hattie Longstreet
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