单词 | recapping |
释义 | recappingn. The action of recap v.1 (in various senses).Recorded earliest in compounds. ΚΠ 1867 J. Forsyth Sporting Rifle (ed. 2) vi. 162 Recapping instruments cost 7s. 6d.; best cartridge cases (empty) cost 50s. a thousand. 1883 Decatur (Illinois) Daily Republican 14 Nov. 2/6 (advt.) I will be pleased to attend to all orders for tuning, rebuffing, recapping of hammers, etc. 1920 H. H. Tufford Tires & Vulcanizing (new ed.) vii. 170 Recapping of this tire can be done in the same manner as for fabric repairs. 1937 Times 20 Mar. 14/1 He believed now that the recapping had been done imperfectly, and that the gas had leaked from this pipe. 1999 Epidemiol. & Infection 122 264/2 The most important circumstances associated with needlestick injuries were still related to recapping of the needles after use. Compounds General attributive, as recapping machine, etc. ΘΚΠ society > armed hostility > military equipment > weapon > device for discharging missiles > firearm > equipment for use with firearms > [noun] > recapper or reprimer recapper1865 recapping machine1867 reprimer1878 1867Recapping instruments [see main sense]. 1885 Bazaar, Exchange & Mart 30 Mar. 1274/1 Loading, turning-over, and re-capping machines. 1943 Press Gaz. (Hillsboro, Ohio) 13 Aug. 9/4 (advt.) Our recapping machines are working overtime to fill the orders and keep transportation rolling. 1996 S. King Desperation ii. v. 339 The other bay would do for the Ryder truck..if he moved a pile of tires and the recapping machine. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2009; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1867 |
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