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reˈtool, v.
[re- 5 a, c.]
trans.
1. To rework or shape again with a tool.
1866Intell. Observ. No. 52. 302 Re-tooled the whole of the inscription.
2. To furnish (a factory, etc.) with fresh tools; to provide new manufacturing equipment for.
1940Economist 5 Oct. 432/2 In case of a change in the design or type of equipment to be produced, the manufacturer must be given ample time to plan its production and if necessary to re-tool his works. 1951Cunningham & Sherman Production of Motor Vehicles iii. 76 It will be necessary to retool many existing machines already in the shop. Ibid., To retool means to provide new jigs, fixtures, clamping devices, cutting tools..and other implementation that makes machines and machine tools effective for a particular operation. 1963Economist 10 Aug. 510/2 The scheduled shut-downs this month to retool for the new 1964 models. 1976Ld. Home Way Wind Blows iv. 58, I agreed with him that a home-based market was necessary if we were to re-tool our factories for export.
Hence reˈtooling vbl. n.
1942Sun (Baltimore) 8 Jan. 14/1 The publication goes on to say that ‘retooling’..is not the only problem. 1951G. Marx Let. 23 Jan. (1967) 34 Between retooling for the war effort and dueling with Wald and Krasna, I presume you are a fairly busy man. 1962E. Snow Red China Today (1963) xxvii. 204 Plant in considerable confusion due to expansion and retooling. 1977G. V. Higgins Dreamland xii. 146 Vulcan Forge Limited..[had] been a bit slow in retooling to resume production for its prewar markets. |