Word Study
reamer
WORDNET DICTIONARY
Noun reamer has 2 senses
- reamer(n = noun.artifact) juice reamer, juicer - a squeezer with a conical ridged center that is used for squeezing juice from citrus fruit; Array is a kind of squeezer
- reamer(n = noun.artifact) Array - a drill that is used to shape or enlarge holes; Array is a kind of drill
Derived form verb ream1
Derived form verb ream3
CIDE DICTIONARY
reamer, n.
One who, or that which, reams; specifically, an instrument with cutting or scraping edges, used, with a twisting motion, for enlarging a round hole, as the bore of a cannon, etc. [1913 Webster]
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