restring en · VERB
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Italic *wre- Latin re-der. Old French re-bor. Middle English re- English re- English string English restring From re- + string.
Meanings
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(transitive) To string again; to replace old strings with new strings.
to restring a tennis racket
The balance of the day and evening was filled with preparation for a great hunt—spears were overhauled, quivers were replenished, bows were restrung; and all the while the village witch doctor passed through the busy throngs disposing of various charms and amulets designed to protect the possessor from hurt, or bring him good fortune in the morrow’s hunt.
1913, Edgar Rice Burroughs, The Return of Tarzan, New York: Ballantine Books, published 1963, page 130:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| restringing | Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| restrings | Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres | lexicographic | |
| restrung | Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| restrung | Tense=Past | lexicographic |
Translations (1)
fr recorder (string again)