repourv.
/ˌriːˈpɔː/, U.S. /ˌriˈpɔr/ transitive. To pour back or again.
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the world > matter > liquid > liquid flow > action or fact of pouring or being poured > pour [verb (transitive)] > back or again
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1609 T. Heywood Troia Britanica vii. xlv. 150 Some ply the Pompe and..Sea into Sea Repoure.
1610 R. Niccols England's Eliza ccxlvi The horrid noise amaz'd the silent night, Repowring downe blacke darknesse from the skie.
1775 tr. Valuable Secrets Arts & Trades 125 Re-pouring again and again what shall run first from it.
1849 Ann. Rep. Commissioner Patents 1848 58 in U.S. Congress. Serial Set (30th Congr., 2nd Sess.: House of Representatives Executive Doc. 59) Melted iron is poured in, and repoured, if necessary.
1861 Temple Bar 2 353 No juggler could..toss the whole into a tin cup, and pour and repour it into a glass quicker..than an American bar-keeper.
1943 T. Beecham Mingled Chime ii. 15 Like the young Tournebroche my function was to keep it [sc. a spit] in motion, pouring and repouring over the meat the juice which flowed from it.
1988 Restaurant Business (Nexis) 1 Sept. 175 Never repour brewed coffee through used grounds.
2002 Theory & Society 31 44 In order to accommodate larger suburban trains..millions of francs and years of inconvenience were necessary to remove and repour concrete.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2009; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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