peeler 1
/pee"leuhr/ , n.
1. a person or thing that peels.
2. a kitchen implement, often having a swiveling, protected blade, for removing the peel or outer skin of a vegetable or fruit.
3. a long-staple cotton raised originally in the regions along the Yazoo River and the Mississippi River delta.
4. a yarn made from this cotton.
5. Slang. a striptease dancer.
6. a log, esp. of a Douglas fir, suitable for rotary cutting into veneers.
[ 1325-75; ME peler. See PEEL 1 , -ER 1 ]
peeler 2
/pee"leuhr/ , n. Brit. Archaic.
a police officer.
[ 1810-20; named after Sir R. PEEL; see -ER 1 ]