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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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Because water-saturated soil at the site has altered the lacquer, he says, the coating cracks and peels off once the warriors are removed from their soil encasements.
Then, in 007 fashion, the agent peels off his disguise to reveal a tuxedo.
The plastic peels off of the vehicle and the underlying surface is cleaned up with glass cleaner; the paint would be tough to remove--and when talking about full-sized products, chances are, some other people within the organization want the vehicle for other purposes, purposes that probably are better served without a sickly yellow painted surface.
 
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