Definition of Rethread

1. Verb. (transitive) To thread again. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Rethread

1. thread [v -ED, -ING, -S] - See also: thread

Lexicographical Neighbors of Rethread

rethermed
retherming
rethicken
rethickened
rethickening
rethickens
rethink
rethinker
rethinkers
rethinking
rethinks
rethor
rethoryke
rethorykes
rethought
rethread (current term)
rethreaded
rethreading
rethreads
rethrew
rethrow
rethrowing
rethrown
rethrows
retia
retial
retiari
retiarii
retiarius
retiary

Literary usage of Rethread

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Southern Literary Messenger by Carnegie-Mellon University, School of Computer Science (1839)
"Wo mounted our horses and turned their heads lo rethread the paih winding through the woods to the outer gate of the plantation. One of the few unpleasant ..."

2. The Exemplary Theatre by Harley Granville-Barker (1922)
"Narrative will necessarily thread and rethread the border line. The skill of it will lie in never travelling over either territory upon false pretences. ..."

3. Handbook of Building Construction: Data for Architects, Designing and by George Albert Hool, Nathan Clarke Johnson (1920)
"... thus necessitating rethread- , few features arc of more importance than the Three illustrations are shown in Fig. 60 of t«3 and lintels over openings, ..."

4. The Historical Relations of Medicine and Surgery to the End of the Sixteenth by Thomas Clifford Allbutt (1905)
"... and thread in order before you begin to operate, and the thread not in a tangle, or you will have to wait and rethread it ; now blood will not wait. ..."

5. The Historical Relations of Medicine and Surgery to the End of the Sixteenth by Thomas Clifford Allbutt (1905)
"... Always put your needles and thread in order before you begin to operate, and the thread not in a tangle, or you will have to wait and rethread it; ..."

6. Baby Seats, Safety Belts, & You!by Robert J. Breitenbach, Janet B. Carnes, Judya Hammond by Robert J. Breitenbach, Janet B. Carnes, Judya Hammond (1997)
"Be sure not to lose any pieces and rethread THE HARNESS PROPERLY/ Harnesses should be snug against your child and the harness retainer clip should be at ..."

7. Manufacture of Artillery Ammunition by John Herbert Van Deventer, E. A. Suverkrop, Robert Mawson, Fred Herbert Colvin (1917)
"OPERATION D . POINT rethread Machine Used—Vertical drilling machine. Special Fixtures—Prong die and chuck. Gage—Adjustable ring thread gage. ..."

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