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peel
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peel
a long-handled shovel used by bakers for moving bread, in an oven

Peel
1. John, real name John Robert Parker Ravenscroft. 1939--2005, British broadcaster; noted for his Radio 1 music programme and Radio 4's Home Truths
2. Sir Robert. 1788--1850, British statesman; Conservative prime minister (1834--35; 1841--46). As Home Secretary (1828--30) he founded the Metropolitan Police and in his second ministry carried through a series of free-trade budgets culminating in the repeal of the Corn Laws (1846), which split the Tory party

PEEL - Used to implement version of Emacs on PRIME computers.


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Peel Away the Mask--A study of the Social Condition of the Peel Region.
For them too, the onion-layers of armour and pretence are beginning to peel away, as they discover the courage to be their true selves--giving 'Reality TV' a whole new level of meaning.
Ultrapack's multiple-layer thickness can be customized for each patient, because the surgeon may peel away one layer at a time (each layer is approximately 2.
 
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