Peel (Noun)
Meaning 1
The rind of a fruit or vegetable.
Classification
Nouns denoting foods and drinks.
Examples
- After slicing the apple, carefully discard the peel before adding the pieces to the salad.
- Banana peel was slipping all over the sidewalk from kids playing with leftover snack time garbage.
- Avoid the mess and juice spray when trimming orange peel thinly before tossing the citrus onto waffles or breakfast French toast.
- Avocado peel filled my waste management box quicker this winter when testing savory spring-like hummus options as simple eat alone munch food.
- We picked big bag quantities so pulled it as simply with fork prick hand-holds used until fully making batches including shredded without tearing it (I mainly watched those unseasoned undercarriaging soft of slippery cherry peel thin easily – thankfully removed many left enough some completely no hand breaking except end still ripping because wasn.)
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Meaning 2
British politician (1788-1850).
Classification
Nouns denoting people.
Examples
- Sir Robert Peel was a British politician who served as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 1834 to 1835 and again from 1841 to 1846.
- The Peel family was known for their involvement in the textile industry before Sir Robert Peel entered politics.
- Sir Robert Peel was a member of the Conservative Party and is often considered the founder of the modern party.
- Peel was a strong advocate for the repeal of the Corn Laws, which he eventually achieved in 1846.
- The legacy of Sir Robert Peel continues to be felt in British politics today.