Main Entry:

¹reel

Pronunciation:

\ˈrēl\

Function:

noun

Etymology:

Middle English, from Old English hrēol; akin to Old Norse hræll weaver's reed, Greek krekein to weave

Date:

before 12th century

1: a revolvable device on which something flexible is wound: as a: a small windlass at the butt of a fishing rod for the line bchiefly British : a spool or bobbin for sewing thread c: a flanged spool for photographic film ; especially : one for motion pictures 2: a quantity of something wound on a reel