1792 Rules & Regulations for Formations His Majesty’s Forces i. 3 Every soldier on his return from long absence, must be redrilled before he is permitted to act in the ranks of his company.

1806 Times 13 Nov. 5/1 The choruses should be throughly re-drilled, for at present their eccentricities are occasionally sufficient to upset the finest singer in the world.

1856 Aldershottana ii. 21 Leaving unto his captain the pleasure of redrilling, clothing, and polishing up the recruit.

1905 ‘B. L. Putnam Weale’ Re-shaping Far East I. xxi. 514 They were drilling and redrilling although the night was coming on, and they had been at it since early morn.

1990 S. S. Tepper Raising Stones i. vi. 189 Some of the young Baidee..were being drilled and redrilled in the close march and countermarch so useful in parades.

1822 New Eng. Jrnl. Med. & Surg. 11 27 I have invariably removed the artificial tooth, re-drilled the stump with great caution, [etc.].

1850 Lloyd's Weekly Newspaper 15 Dec. 12/2 They returned to the spot and commenced re-drilling at the hole.

1949 Times 28 June 8/1 We were able to overcome this by redrilling the hole from 5,500ft.

1976 J. Grant Skateboarding i. 19 If you need to redrill, take care to center and align your trucks.

1994 B. Palmer How to restore your Harley-Davidson iii. 134/1 A flange can only be redrilled twice, at best.

1832 Caledonian Mercury 16 June 4/4 Drilled potatoes have been harrowed down and re-drilled.

1877 Birmingham Daily Post 30 Jan. 6/4 In some places it will be necessary to redrill, or else plant with barley.

1906 Times 18 June 3/2 Late sown wheat is often very thin on the ground, and in some cases requires to be ploughed up, or redrilled with oats.

1961 Times 24 July 6/6 In 1953 the estimated total loss [from wheat bulb fly] in this country, taking into account crops which had to be redrilled or patched, was estimated at £1,250,000.

1993 Guardian 15 Oct. i. 5/5 Farmers have also had their preparations for next year's harvest set back. They have had to redrill and replant.

1870 Trewman's Exeter Flying Post 6 Apr. 3/2 Farmers are at their wits' end as to the course they shall pursue, with their thin growth; harrowing, redrilling, pressing, and top-dressing are spoken of.

1908 Times 8 June 12/2 In the case of spring oats redrilling had to be resorted to as the seed perished in the ground before it could germinate.

2003 Philos. Trans. (Royal Soc.) B. 358 1815/1 At one spring oilseed rape site re-drilling occurred, and consequently the field was patchy, with survivors from the original crop.