re-ˈreel, v.
[re- 5 a.]
trans. To wind again on to a reel, or from one reel to another. Hence re-ˈreeling vbl. n.; re-ˈreeler (see quot. 1964).
| 1906 R. W. Sindall Paper Technol. vi. 75 (caption) Double-Drum Reeler. The reels from the paper-machine are re-reeled, slit, and finished off on this machine. 1929 Clapperton & Henderson Mod. Paper-Making xvi. 246 (caption) Four-drum winder for re-reeling newsprint. 1937 E. J. Labarre Dict. Paper 211/1 Re-reeling machine, the apparatus on which the web of paper is re-reeled after passing through the operations of tub-sizing..and drying. 1964 Gloss. Letterpress Rotary Printing Terms (B.S.I.) 17 Re-reeler, an auxiliary unit to rewind the web or webs for subsequent operations. 1967 E. Chambers Photolitho-Offset xv. 237 The paper can be either cut into sheets or re-reeled for finishing elsewhere. |