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reel1 1. Angling a device for winding, casting, etc., consisting of a revolving spool with a handle, attached to a fishing rod 2. a roll of celluloid exhibiting a sequence of photographs to be projected reel2 1. any of various lively Scottish dances, such as the eightsome reel and foursome reel for a fixed number of couples who combine in square and circular formations 2. a piece of music having eight quavers to the bar composed for or in the rhythm of this dance How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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It lay so hidden, and the way to it was so hard to find, that he himself could not have found it out had not a wise-woman given him a reel of thread which possessed a marvelous property: when he threw it before him it unwound itself and showed him the way. And the divine locks of the king flowed forward from his immortal head, and he made great Olympus reel. God is a thought--it maketh all the straight crooked, and all that standeth reel. |
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