peeler

Example Sentences

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There is applesauce, made with an apple peeler you crank by hand, simmering on the stove.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 4, 2025

A Y-style vegetable peeler is the best tool for removing zest in strips from the fruit, but try to take only the yellow peel, as the white pith underneath is bitter.

From Washington Times • May 8, 2023

Think of it like a vegetable peeler for your garden beds.

From New York Times • May 6, 2023

Heat oven to 425°F. Peel squash with a vegetable peeler.

From Salon • Dec. 17, 2022

If I arrive in late spring, the crab houses will be surrounded by slat floats that hold and protect peeler crabs in the water of the Bay until they have shed.

From "Jacob Have I Loved" by Katherine Paterson