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	peel pecan rice pecorino cheese pectin peel Peking cabbage Peking duck Peking sauce Definition: n. 1. The rind or skin of a fruit or vegetable, such as a tomato or potato peel. 2. A flat, smooth, shovellike tool used to slide pizzas and yeast breads onto a baking stone or baking sheet in an oven. Also called a pizza peel and baker's peel, this implement is made of hardwood and can usually be found in gourmet specialty shops. peel v. To use a knife or vegetable peeler to remove the rind or skin from a fruit or vegetable, as to peel a potato. --Copyright (c) 1995 by Barron's Educational Series, from The New Food Lover's Companion, Second Edition, by Sharon Tyler Herbst
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