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reˈthread, v.|riː-|
[re- 5 a.]
trans. To thread again. Also absol. and transf.
1904Westm. Gaz. 16 Feb. 2/1 Should the thread break, it is immediately rethreaded by another device. 1906Ibid. 12 Nov. 2/1 The boat rethreads the line of light. 1932G. Heyer Devil's Cub iii. 35 Mary re-threaded her needle. 1963Times 25 May 9/7 A woman nods in time as she rethreads. 1974N. Freeling Dressing of Diamond 173 Just rethread and set it on automatic record. 1974M. Babson Stalking Lamb iii. 28 The needle needed rethreading. She had come to the end of the length of silk. |