Definitions for reelers

reelers reel·er

Spelling: [ree-ler]
IPA: /ˈri lər/

Reelers is a 7 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 6 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 7 points.

You can make 53 anagrams from letters in reelers (eeelrrs).

Definitions for reelers

noun

  1. a person or thing that reels.
  2. a machine for burnishing the exterior and interior of seamless tubing.

Origin of reelers

First recorded in 1590-1600; reel1 + -er1

Examples for reelers

The reeler begins to wind where the end of the filament becomes strong.

Another grave defect in the estimates alluded to is that all the profit is assumed to be paid to the reeler.

It is only after a long apprenticeship that a reeler succeeds in throwing the end properly.

Every time they told him it was wonderful, he would say, "That's nothing," and come right back with a five reeler.

She saw what it meant to be a doffer, a reeler, a silk-twister.

So the reeler keeps adding fresh fibres, being careful always that his thread is running uniform all the time.

It is at this moment that the real difficulties of the reeler begin.

It is, therefore, quite a hopeless task to reel silk unless the reeler is skilled.

Faults in quality or mistakes made in the spinning-room are often credited to the winder, beamer or reeler.

The reeler is careful to remove any slight adhesions, by the application of a brush in the progress of her work.

Word Value for reelers
Scrable

6

Words with friends

7

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