spinning reel
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noun
a fishing reel mounted on a spinning rod, having a stationary spool on the side of which is a revolving metal arm that catches the line and winds it onto the spool as a handle is turned, the metal arm being disengaged during casting so the line spirals freely off the spool, carried by the cast lure.
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Origin of spinning reel
First recorded in 1945–50
Words nearby spinning reel
spinning, spinning box, spinning frame, spinning jenny, spinning mule, spinning reel, spinning rod, spinning top, spinning wheel, spino-, spinobulbar
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