
log reel EXAMPLES|WORD ORIGIN noun Nautical. a reel from which the line of a log chip runs. Liberaldictionary.com
Origin of log reel First recorded in 1855–60 Dictionary.com Unabridged Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2019 Examples from the Web for log reel Historical Examples of log reel
When the ship by her rapidity pulls the line off the log-reel, without its being assisted.
The Sailor’s Word-Book
William Henry Smyth
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.
Wilson’s Tales of the Borders and of Scotland
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