orange peeler

Rind removal tool

An orange peeler is a small tool designed to help remove the rind from an orange, typically featuring a curved blade or hook that scores the peel without cutting into the flesh.

The term also describes a person peeling oranges: She worked as an orange peeler at the juice factory.

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fresh squeezed · knife · tool · kitchen gadget · skin · membrane · pith · wedges · spiral · curl · garnish · kitchen · gadget · fingernails · sticky · fragrant · breakfast · vitamin

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function/purpose

orange peelerfood wrapper

Material around edibles

pastry brush · baster · cling film · icing spatula · melon baller

specificity of design

orange peelerchef's knife

Kitchen's primary cutting tool

kitchen knife · multi-tool · Swiss Army knife · utility knife · paring knife

Family

orange, peeler, oranges, peel, peels, peeled, peeling, peelers

Familiarity
Top 500,000
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Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G