peeler

Strips vegetable skin

A peeler is a kitchen tool for removing the skin from vegetables and fruits—potatoes, carrots, apples.

The blade strips away a thin layer with each stroke: She grabbed the peeler and started on the potatoes.

In British and Irish slang, a peeler is a police officer, from Robert Peel, who established London's Metropolitan Police in 1829.

kitchentool

potato

Edible underground tuber

cucumber · zucchini · swivel · blade · julienne · serrated · stainless · ceramic · grip · handle

woodworking

bark

Sharp canine vocalization

debarker · lumber · timber · mill · lathe · stripper · chisel · planer · carpentry · woodwork

police

bobby

British police officer

  • copperReddish-brown metallic element
  • constableLow-ranking peace officer
  • copLaw enforcement slang

policeman · patrolman · beat · uniform · badge · slang · British · cockney · rozzer · plod

cooking

skin

Body's outer layer

  • pareRemove outer layer
  • stripNarrow elongated piece
  • coreCentral essential portion

trim · zest · shave · scrape · slice · devein · shuck · segment · prepare · garnish

Categories
Opposites
tool function

peelercoater

Layer-applying machine

wrapper · coverer · baster · glazer · brush

cutting specificity

peelerknife

Sharp cutting utensil

chef's knife · cleaver · grater · masher · whisk

law and order

peelercriminal

Person who breaks laws

crook · lawbreaker · thief · villain · outlaw

Phrases
Family

peel, peeling, peeled, peels, unpeeled, peelers, vegetable peeler

Familiarity
Top 100,000
Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G