peelers

[pee-ler]

peel·er

1[pee-ler]
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.
EXPAND
6.
a log, especially of a Douglas fir, suitable for rotary cutting into veneers.
COLLAPSE

Origin:
1325–75; Middle English peler. See peel1, -er1

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peel·er

2[pee-ler]
noun British Archaic.
a police officer.

Origin:
1810–20; named after Sir R. Peel; see -er1
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