peeler
Use Peeler in a sentence
lər noun
1.
a person or thing that peels.
2.
a kitchen implement, often having a swiveling, protected blade, for removing the peel or outer skin of a vegetable or fruit.
3.
a long-staple cotton raised originally in the regions along the Yazoo River and the Mississippi River delta.
4.
a yarn made from this cotton.
5.
Slang. a striptease dancer.
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Peeler
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| a printed punctuation mark (‽), available only in some typefaces, designed to combine the question mark (?) and the exclamation point (!), indicating a mixture of query and interjection, as after a rhetorical question. |
| an extraordinary or unusual thing, person, or event; an exceptional example or instance. |
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peeler1 (ˈpiːlə) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —n | |
| 1. | a special knife or mechanical device for peeling vegetables, fruit, etc: a potato peeler |
| 2. | slang (US) a striptease dancer |
| peeler2 (ˈpiːlə) | |
| —n | |
| old-fashioned, slang (Brit) another word for policeman | |
| [C19: from the founder of the police force, Sir Robert | |
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Example sentences
Using a vegetable peeler, remove the zest of citrus fruits.
Using a vegetable peeler or paring knife, peel pumpkin or squash.
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