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re-coil

American  
[ree-koil] / riˈkɔɪl /

verb (used with or without object)

  1. to coil again.


Etymology

Origin of re-coil

First recorded in 1860–65; re- + coil 1


Example Sentences

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She takes one of the gel containers lying on the floor and uses it to re-coil a few of the twists on my head.

From "Kwame Crashes the Underworld" by Craig Kofi Farmer

It was while Wade held the line, waiting for the men to re-coil the hawser into safe condition to run, that the Honorable Pulaski Britt appeared.

From King Spruce, A Novel by Holman Day

Van began immediately to release and re-coil the rope.

From The Furnace of Gold by J. N. Marchand

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