re-strainv.2
/ˌriːˈstreɪn/, U.S. /riˈstreɪn/ transitive. To strain again (in various senses).
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the world > physical sensation > cleanness and dirtiness > freedom from impurities > removal of impurities > straining > strain [verb (transitive)] > again
re-strain1840
1840 J. B. Fraser Trav. Koordistan II. xv. 329 The leaves of which [tea]..were boiled and re-boiled and strained and re-strained to furnish forth a pittance.
1874 R. W. Raymond Statistics Mines & Mining 414 The quicksilver collected in kettles outside the settler is strained through canvas sacks, the amalgam collected is..re-strained.
1913 G. M. Ross in S. P. Davis Hist. Nevada I. xii. 370 The gold and silver amalgam..is usually ground..to remove all impurities, re-strained, and retorted.
1982 Vegetarian Times May 43/1 It is a good idea to re-strain the oil through a fine filter.
2002 Times (Nexis) 9 Nov. 43 Gillespie re-strained his calf muscle.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2010; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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