Rebend
verb
verb ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Verb
- 1 To bend again.
"These hooks are made of soft metal, to be rebent after use; but the cod very often get away with them and are hooked again elsewhere; and that is one of the many reasons why the Gloucester boats despise the Frenchmen."
Example
More examples"These hooks are made of soft metal, to be rebent after use; but the cod very often get away with them and are hooked again elsewhere; and that is one of the many reasons why the Gloucester boats despise the Frenchmen."
Etymology
From re- + bend.
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