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rehaul

verb

Etymology

From re- + haul.

  1. derived from *kelh₁-✻ — “to call, cry, summon”
  2. inherited from *halōną✻
  3. inherited from *halian✻ — “to haul, drag”
  4. derived from halen
  5. derived from *halōn✻
  6. derived from haler
  7. inherited from hālen
  8. prefixed as rehaul — “re + haul”

Definitions

  1. To haul again.

    • Certainly there is nothing in the letter to obligate the Government to pay for the rehauling of the 3,421 tons of coal from the storage point to the claimant's powerhouse.

  2. To overhaul.

    • Almost immediately, however, trouble with the throttle forced the ship to make a short stop in Copenhagen, site of its manufacture, to have its engine rehauled.
    • She glared at the exposed pipes over her desk. Plumbing that needed to be rehauled.

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA