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reamer
[ ree-mer ]
noun
- any of various rotary tools, with helical or straight flutes, for finishing or enlarging holes drilled in metal.
- any bladelike pick or rod used for scraping, shaping, or enlarging a hole:
a pipe reamer.
- a kitchen utensil for extracting and collecting juice from fruits, having a deep saucerlike base and in the center a grooved cone on which the fruit half is pressed down by hand.
- Dentistry. a drill with a spiral blade, for enlarging root canals.
reamer
/ ˈːə /
noun
- a steel tool with a cylindrical or tapered shank around which longitudinal teeth are ground, used for smoothing the bores of holes accurately to size
- a utensil with a conical projection used for extracting juice from citrus fruits; lemon squeezer
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A simple wooden citrus reamer will get the most juice out of your lemons, limes and oranges.
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The fruits require nothing more complex than a reamer to reap their bounty.
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A wooden lemon reamer that she prefers to any fancy juicing device.
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A modest reamer is useful for a single lemon but taxing when you’re faced with dozens of them.
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Get a good lemon juicer or reamer and have at it, straining out the seeds.
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