refreshen
[ ri-fresh-uhn ]
verb (used with or without object)
to make or become fresh again; refresh.
Origin of refreshen
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How to use refreshen in a sentence
There's nothin' so refreshen' as sleep, sir, as the servant girl said afore she drank the egg-cupful of laudanum.'
The Pickwick Papers | Charles DickensRemove the cloths and iron as before, slapping with the back of the brush, then brushing the nap to refreshen the cloth.
The Copeland Method | Vanness CopelandThen remove the iron and sponge cloths, then slap with the back of the brush to refreshen and brighten the cloth or garment.
The Copeland Method | Vanness CopelandHe has endeavored to refreshen the colors by removing the dust that may have settled.
Yankee Ships and Yankee Sailors: Tales of 1812 | James BarnesYou've been out too long, perhaps; but your tea will refreshen you.
The Carroll Girls | Mabel Quiller-Couch
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