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▪ I. re-ˈstock, v.1|riː-|
[re- 5 a.]
trans. To stock again, to replenish. Also absol.
a1680Charnock Attrib. God (1834) II. 350 Thus were..the immense riches of a Deity expended to re-stock man. 1789G. White Selborne vii. 18 A late Bishop of Winchester, when urged to re-stock Waltham-chase, refused. 1868Rep. U.S. Comm. Agric. (1869) 319 Many curious facts have demonstrated the feasibility of restocking the salmon rivers. 1906E. Dyson Fact'ry 'Ands iv. 50 Ellis took pity on his emptiness, and Mumps was sent home to re-stock.
Hence re-ˈstocking vbl. n.; also re-ˈstockage.
1805R. W. Dickson Pract. Agric. II. 1223 Where the ponds are suitable for tench.., the re-stockings [may be] considerably more. 1884Thorley's Farmers' Almanack 31 The wherewithal to purchase sheep in making autumnal re-stockages. 1885Manch. Exam. 10 June 4/5 The only transactions being small re-stocking orders.
▪ II. re-ˈstock, v.2|riː-|
[re- 5 c.]
trans. To fit with a new stock.
1892Greener Breech Loader 118 Restocking hammerless guns,..about one-seventh of the actual cost of the gun. |