1893 H. M. Doughty Our Wherry in Wendish Lands 63 We..unravelled the bends and rebends and surrebends of the Geeste.

1601 W. Cornwallis Ess. II. xxvii. sig. P4 Custome is a mettal that stands which way so euer it is bent & is not to be rebent without the danger of breaking.

1693 J. Flamsteed Lett. conc. Earthquakes (1750) 16 As the Air springs back, to fill up the attenuated Spaces to E, it will rebend T and X towards it, and hereby, the natural Motion of Restitution will be assists.

1776 W. Kenrick et al. tr. Comte de Buffon Nat. Hist. Animals, Veg., & Minerals V. ii. 15 Having bent and rebent it..I found the iron very hot at the point where it had been bent.

1832 F. Marryat Newton Forster I. xi. 152 Her topsail-sheet, was, however, soon rebent, the sail reset, and her other casualties made good.

1897 R. Kipling Captains Courageous 48 These hooks are made of soft metal to be rebent after use.

1959 Pasadena (Calif.) Independent 26 Nov. b3/6 Then rebend the hanger and hang it on any conventional projection or hook.

1986 D. L. Robinson in R. A. Goldwin & A. Kaufman Separation of Powers iii. 49 At the implementing stage, many additional opportunities arise to block or rebend the compromises that emerge from the legislative process.

2005 A. Rae Taunton's Compl. Guide Working with Wood v. xii. 197 Adjust the space between the blocks as necessary, and then rebend the stock so it's captured between them.

1611 J. Florio Queen Anna's New World of Words at Reclinatorio Rebending or inclining againe.

1840 United Services Mag. July 391 Such shocks acting upon a body whose parts are not firmly connected, produce a bending and rebending of the fabric.

1910 De F. Willard Surg. of Childhood 345 If rebending occurs, or if the deformity is not discovered until late, the forcible straightening should be accomplished as soon as detected.

2004 B. Epley Path to Athletic Power xi. 203 The scooping action or a rebending of the legs can be compromised in two ways.