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redrain

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Etymology

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From re- +‎ drain.

Pronunciation

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Verb

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redrain (third-person singular simple present redrains, present participle redraining, simple past and past participle redrained)

  1. (transitive) To drain again.
    • 1950 January, “Re-Signalling at Liverpool Lime Street Station”, in Railway Magazine, page 43:
      During the track renewals, advantage was taken to redrain the area and the old spent ballast was removed down to the underlying rock, new ballast and drains being provided throughout.

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