reeler

 [ree-ler]  

reel·er

   [ree-ler]
noun
1.
a person or thing that reels.
2.
a machine for burnishing the exterior and interior of seamless tubing.
Origin:
1590–1600; reel1 + -er1
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reel1 (riːl, rɪəl)
 
—n
1.  US equivalent: spool any of various cylindrical objects or frames that turn on an axis and onto which film, magnetic tape, paper tape, wire, thread, etc, may be wound
2.  angling a device for winding, casting, etc, consisting of a revolving spool with a handle, attached to a fishing rod
3.  a roll of celluloid exhibiting a sequence of photographs to be projected
 
—vb (foll by in, out etc)
4.  to wind (cotton, thread, etc) onto a reel
5.  to wind or draw with a reel: to reel in a fish
 
[Old English hrēol; related to Old Norse hrǣll weaver's rod, Greek krekein to weave]
 
'reelable1
 
—adj
 
'reeler1
 
—n

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