reship
Americanverb (used without object)
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to go on a ship again.
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(of a member of a ship's crew) to sign up for another voyage.
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The Indeed website warns: “During the holiday season, scammers might also seek gift wrappers. In this variation of the reshipping scam, you’d receive a package at your home, gift wrap it and then reship it.”
From Seattle Times • Dec. 9, 2021
It ricocheted, producing so many Amazon orders that Hyperion had to reship hardcovers.
From New York Times • Jul. 9, 2010
As the traveler turned and called a porter to reship his baggage, he was met by a lady, who greeted him with the cordiality of an old acquaintance and a volley of questions.
From Their Pilgrimage by Warner, Charles Dudley
"Her cap'n told me she carried more copper than one submarine could reship, so they 'ad to wait for another, as they didn't want to throw no copper away."
From The Cruise of the Dry Dock by Stribling, T. S.
I had taken passage on one of the regular steamers from Manila to Hong Kong, and was to reship from there.
From Anting-Anting Stories And other Strange Tales of the Filipinos by Kayme, Sargent
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