▪ I. reˈprime, v.1 rare.
(rɪ-)
[ad. L. reprimĕre: cf. repreme.]
trans. To repress.
| 1819 W. Tennant Papistry Storm'd (1827) 8 But hoolie, Muse! reprime your haste, Descrybe mair gently a' the matter. 1898 Meredith Odes Fr. Hist. 74 Are we of worth amid our satanic excrescences..this, for the less than a call, Will Earth reprime, man cherish. |
▪ II. reˈprime, v.2
(riː-)
[re- 5 a.]
a. To prime again.
| 1830 Marryat King's Own lii, The guns were primed and reprimed, without the fire communicating to the powder. 1836 ― Pirate xvi, Hawkhurst had reprimed his musket. |
b. absol.
| 1976 Shooting Mag. Dec. 65/1 (Advt.), Lee Load-All 12 G... 2nd Station reprimes with a push from inside the shell to prevent concave heads. |
Hence reˈprimer, an instrument for repriming a spent cartridge.
| 1884 Knight Dict. Mech. Suppl. 750/1 A complete set for rifle cartridges consists of primer, extractor, charger, loader, and reprimer. |