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The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English | 2009 | Copyright

peel¹ / pēl/ • v. 1. [tr.] remove the outer covering or skin from (a fruit, vegetable, or shrimp): she watched him peel an apple with deliberate care. ∎ remove (the outer covering or skin) from a fruit or vegetable: peel off the skins and thickly slice the potatoes. ∎ [intr.] (of a fruit or vegetable) have a skin that can be removed: oranges that peel easily. ∎ (peel something away/off) remove or separate a thin covering or part from the outside or surface of something: carefully peel away the wax paper. ∎ remove (an article of clothing): Suzy peeled off her white pullover. 2. [intr.] (of a surface or object) lose parts of its outer layer or covering in small strips or pieces: the walls are peeling. ∎ (of an outer layer or covering) come off, esp. in strips or small pieces. • n. the outer covering or rind of a fruit or vegetable. PHRASAL VERBS: peel off (of a member of a formation, esp. a flying formation) leave the formation by veering away to one side: the pace was much too hot for Beris, and he peeled off after five laps. peel out inf. leave quickly: he peeled out down the street. peel² • n. a flat, shovellike implement, esp. one used by baker for carrying loaves, pies, etc., into or out of an oven: a wooden pizza peel. peel³ (also pele or peel tower) • n. a small square defensive tower of a kind built in the 16th century in the border counties of England and Scotland. peel⁴ • v. [tr.] Croquet send (another player's ball) through a wicket: the better players are capable of peeling a ball through two or three wickets.

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Peel

Concise Dictionary of World Place-Names | 2005 | | Copyright

Peel, Canada, Isle of Man 1. Canada: a river flowing through Yukon and the Northwest Territories and named after Sir Robert Peel (1788–1850), British prime minister (1834–5, 1841–6).2. Isle of Man: originally Pelam ‘The Palisade’ from the Middle English pel ‘enclosure protected by a palisade’, a reference to the ruined castle. The previous name, Holmetown, meant ‘Island Village’ from the Old Scandinavian holmr ‘island’ and the Middle English toun. The Manx name is Port‐na‐Hinsey ‘Port of the Island’.

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JOHN EVERETT-HEATH. "Peel." Concise Dictionary of World Place-Names. 2005. Encyclopedia.com. 27 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>.

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Peel

A Dictionary of British Place-Names | 2003 | | Copyright

Peel Isle of Man. Recorded as Pelam in 1399, ‘the palisade’, from Anglo-Norman and ME pel ‘a palisade, an enclosure formed by a palisade’, with reference to the ancient castle on St Patrick's Isle. Up to the 16th cent usually known as Holmetown, that is ‘island village’ from OScand. holmr + ME toun. The Manx name of the town is Port-na-Hinsey meaning ‘port of the island’.

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A. D. MILLS. "Peel." A Dictionary of British Place-Names. 2003. Encyclopedia.com. 27 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>.

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peel

The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology | 1996 | | Copyright

peel2
A. †plunder, pillage XIII;

B. strip outer layer of XV. ME. peolien, pilien, later pele, pile, pill, repr. OE. *peolian, *pilian, recorded only late in pyleð peels (intr.) — L. pilāre.
Hence peel sb. rind, skin. XVI.

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T. F. HOAD. "peel." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology. 1996. Encyclopedia.com. 27 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>.

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peel

The Oxford Dictionary of Phrase and Fable | 2006 | | Copyright

peel a small square defensive tower of a kind built in the 16th century in the border counties of England and Scotland. The word comes from Anglo-Norman French pel ‘stake, palisade’, from Latin palus ‘stake’.

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ELIZABETH KNOWLES. "peel." The Oxford Dictionary of Phrase and Fable. 2006. Encyclopedia.com. 27 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>.

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The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology | 1996 | | Copyright

peel1 †stake, fence of stakes XIV; (prob. short for †p. house XVI) small fortified dwelling or tower on the Scottish Border XVIII. — AN., OF. pel (mod. pieu) stake:— L. pālus PALE1.

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peel

A Dictionary of Architecture and Landscape Architecture | 2000 | | Copyright

peel, pele. Fortified tower-house with vaulted ground-floor for cattle or storage, found especially in the Border-country between Scotland and England.

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The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology | 1996 | | Copyright

peel3 (U.S., dial., and techn.) shovel. XIV (pele). — OF. pele (mod. pelle) :— L. pāla.

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peel •allele, anele, anneal, appeal, Bastille, Beale, Castile, chenille, cochineal, cockatiel, conceal, congeal, creel, deal, eel, Emile, feel, freewheel, genteel, Guayaquil, heal, heel, he'll, keel, Kiel, kneel, leal, Lille, Lucille, manchineel, meal, misdeal, Neil, O'Neill, ordeal, peal, peel, reel, schlemiel, seal, seel, she'll, spiel, squeal, steal, steel, Steele, teal, underseal, veal, weal, we'll, wheel, zeal •airmobile • Dormobile • snowmobile •Popemobile • bookmobile •automobile • piecemeal •sweetmeal, wheatmeal •fishmeal • inchmeal • cornmeal •wholemeal • bonemeal • oatmeal •kriegspiel • bonspiel • Glockenspiel •newsreel • imbecile • Jugendstil •cartwheel • treadwheel • millwheel •pinwheel • flywheel • gearwheel •waterwheel

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