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log reel
noun
, Nautical.
- a reel from which the line of a log chip runs.
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Word History and Origins
Origin of log reel1
First recorded in 1855–60
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Example Sentences
When the ship by her rapidity pulls the line off the log-reel, without its being assisted.
From Project Gutenberg
When once old Jack gets his jawing-tacks aboard, his yarn runs off clear and quick, like the line off a log-reel in a breeze.
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