REEL

noun

Definition

A lively dance of the Highlanders of Scotland; also, the music to the dance; -- often called Scotch reel. Virginia reel, the common name throughout the United States for the old English "country dance," or contradance (contredanse). Bartlett.

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REEL (verb)

1. To roll. [Obs.] And Sisyphus an huge round stone did reel. Spenser. 2. To wind upon a reel, as yarn or thread.

Added: October 09, 2025 Updated: October 09, 2025

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