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rechipping

rechipping is the present participle and gerund of rechip.

Noun

rechipping (countable and uncountable, plural rechippings)

  1. The act or result of chipping something again.
    • An ovate implement from the Lower Chalk plateau has a few similar rechippings, and tells the same tale.1919, Proceedings of the Prehistoric Society
  2. The changing of the electronic identifier of a mobile phone so that it can be used on a different network, or to disguise the fact that it is stolen

Meaning of rechip

Verb

rechip (third-person singular simple present rechips, present participle rechipping, simple past and past participle rechipped)

  1. (transitive) To chip again.
    • Many times was it necessary to rechip the blade, and thus resharpen it, before he had cut down through the thick hide and blubber and thus into the firm muscles where the steel harpoon head was firmly embedded; but at last he drew it forth.1927, Munsey's Magazine

Forms of rechipping

pluralrechippings

Questions about rechipping

What does rechipping mean?
Rechipping means the act or result of chipping something again.
What is rechipping the present participle and gerund of?
Rechipping is the present participle and gerund of rechip.
What part of speech is rechipping?
Rechipping is a noun.
What is the plural of rechipping?
The plural of rechipping is rechippings.

Words near rechipping in the dictionary

  1. rechimed
  2. rechimes
  3. rechiming
  4. rechip
  5. rechipped
  6. rechipping
  7. rechippings
  8. rechips
  9. rechisel
  10. rechiseled
  11. rechiseling

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