reconditionern.
/ˌriːkənˈdɪʃn̩ə/, /ˌriːkənˈdɪʃ(ə)nə/, U.S. /ˌrikənˈdɪʃ(ə)nər/ A person who or thing that reconditions something; spec. (in the timber trade) a humidifier for reconditioning warped or unevenly shrunk timber.
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1925 U.S. Patent 1,551,643 1/2 It will act as a reconditioner to reestablish an even density of the material.
1953 Univ. Chicago Law Rev. 20 283 A rebuilder or reconditioner of goods has substantially the same duty as a manufacturer.
1966 J. Stevens Cox Illustr. Dict. Hairdressing & Wigmaking 126/1 Reconditioner, a preparation to recondition or restore the hair to a healthy state.
1971 F. C. Ford-Robertson Terminol. Forest Sci. 214/1 Exposure of timber in a special chamber (a reconditioner = humidifier) to saturated steam at 100°C, so as to reduce collapse and distortion.
1978 Washington Post 25 Mar. e1 Sludge can be composted and used as a land reconditioner.
1995 Evening Post (Wellington, N.Z.) (Nexis) 29 July 6 One engine reconditioner says the fuel additives offered by the companies will not stop erosion of valve seats in some older vehicles.
This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, June 2009; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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