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reeling

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reel·ing  (rlng)
n. Maine
Sustained noise, as from hammering: "Hark that reeling, now, you'll wake the baby!" (Anonymous).
Regional Note: In the granite quarries of Maine, stones for paving were once shaped by men using small hammers called reels. Crews of 30 men at a time would use these hammers. The resulting "shattering noise as the pieces of the granite were shaped... gave Mainers a word for any sustained hubbubreelin'" (John Gould). Reeling can denote noise made by humans as well: She told the children to hush their reeling.
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reeling
adj head → brummend (inf)
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