† reˈpastinate, v. Obs.
[f. ppl. stem of L. repastināre: see re- and pastine v.]
trans. To dig over again.
| 1623 Cockeram, Repastinate, to digge againe about a thing. 1656 Blount Glossogr. [copying Cooper] Repastinate, to dig again about Vines, to alter grounds with often digging and laboring. 1745 tr. Columella's Husb. ii. xv, Then in the summer months the whole dunghil must be thoroughly mixed and shuffled with spades, in the same manner as if you repastinated it. |