reweighingn.
/riːˈweɪɪŋ/, U.S. /riˈweɪɪŋ/ The action or process of weighing again or a further time.
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1613 J. Saris in S. Purchas Pilgrimes (1625) I. iv. i. 382 In the reweighing of the Pepper receiued the day before, wee found most of the sackes hard weight, and many to want of what the Kings Beame did allow.
1761 W. Beawes Lex Mercatoria Rediviva (ed. 2) 119 The Corporation shall, within ten working Days after such Request, cause such Lighter to be re-weighed;..the Charge of such reweighing shall be paid by the Persons requiring the same.
1810 in J. Smyth Pract. of Customs (1812) iii. 290 The necessary order for the re-weighing of three Casks of Currants.
1812 J. Smyth Pract. of Customs iii. 291 The Warehouse-keeper..subscribes the re-weighing Note.
1878 E. T. Olver & J. P. Midlane Imperial Tariff (1879) 82 The date of re-weighing or re-examination.
1954 W. G. Palmer Exper. Inorg. Chem. 104 Removal of the cathode, its washing, drying and reweighing should follow the lines indicated above for copper.
2002 Ann. Bot. 89 13/2 Fresh weights were recorded and all fractions were freeze-dried prior to reweighing and grinding in a Moulinex coffee mill and/or ball-mill.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2010; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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