Source : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

Reel \Reel\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Reeled} (r?ld); p. pr. & vb.
   n. {Reeling}. ]
   1. To roll. [Obs.]

            And Sisyphus an huge round stone did reel.
                                                  --Spenser.

   2. To wind upon a reel, as yarn or thread.