Retwist

verb

verb ·Rare ·Advanced level

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Verb
  1. 1
    To twist again or anew. transitive

    ""Pshaw!—there, all's right again—but you must pay me for my trouble." So saying, he retwisted the note, kissed the bearer, and walked off with a careless composure."

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""Pshaw!—there, all's right again—but you must pay me for my trouble." So saying, he retwisted the note, kissed the bearer, and walked off with a careless composure."

Etymology

From re- + twist.

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