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单词 retip
释义

retipv.

Brit. /ˌriːˈtɪp/, U.S. /riˈtɪp/
Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: re- prefix, tip v.3
Etymology: < re- prefix + tip v.3
transitive. To provide with a new tip or tips; to re-cover the end of. Frequently with with.
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society > occupation and work > equipment > piercing or boring tools > provide piercing or boring tools [verb (transitive)] > supply with new tip
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1839 A. Ure Dict. Arts 853 He had rendered entirely unserviceable 126 punches or borers, besides 26 others which had been re-tipped with steel.
1880 Canad. Pharmaceut. Jrnl. Aug. 2 [Ferns] waken up, when the rains come, into new curling fronds, or have the old ones retipped with an emerald fringe.
1920 F. A. Talbot Millions from Waste xx. 305 We have not yet found a use for spent matches, or a means of retipping those which have been scarcely lighted.
1968 Amer. Antiq. 33 23/2 They paused for a very short period of time to cure the meat and retip their spears with new point.
2005 Wood & Wood Products (Nexis) 1 May 124 They are also designed to be completely retipped after a number of sharpenings.

Derivatives

reˈtipping n.
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1884 Fisheries Exhib. Lit. XIII. 213 The retipping was found to be troublesome and not always effective.
1947 J. Steinbeck Wayward Bus i. 4 People stopped bringing..their ploughs for retipping.
2008 Daily Post (Liverpool) (Nexis) 14 Apr. 10 Members can also make use of the club's range of specialist services, such as cue repairs and re-tipping.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2010; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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