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reel

4 ENTRIES FOUND:
  1. reel (verb)
  2. reel (verb)
  3. reeling hammer (noun)
  4. reel off (verb)

2reel

verb

Definition of REEL

transitive verb
1
: to wind on or as if on a reel
2
: to draw by reeling a line <reel a fish in>
intransitive verb
: to turn a reel
— reel·able \ˈrē-lə-bəl\ adjective

First Known Use of REEL

14th century

Other Hunting and Fishing Terms

chum, covert, creel, flense, pitfall, seine, skulk, spoor, trawl

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