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▪ I. reˈprime, v.1 rare.|rɪ-|
[ad. L. reprimĕre: cf. repreme.]
trans. To repress.
1819W. Tennant Papistry Storm'd (1827) 8 But hoolie, Muse! reprime your haste, Descrybe mair gently a' the matter. 1898Meredith Odes Fr. Hist. 74 Are we of worth amid our satanic excrescences..this, for the less than a call, Will Earth reprime, man cherish.
▪ II. reˈprime, v.2|riː-|
[re- 5 a.]
a. To prime again.
1830Marryat King's Own lii, The guns were primed and reprimed, without the fire communicating to the powder. 1836― Pirate xvi, Hawkhurst had reprimed his musket.
b. absol.
1976Shooting Mag. Dec. 65/1 (Advt.), Lee Load-All 12 G... 2nd Station reprimes with a push from inside the shell to prevent concave heads.
Hence reˈprimer, an instrument for repriming a spent cartridge.
1884Knight Dict. Mech. Suppl. 750/1 A complete set for rifle cartridges consists of primer, extractor, charger, loader, and reprimer. |