Meanings
plural restrikes
- hobbiesA coin newly struck from old dies after the original minting of that coin had ceased.
- The reignition of the arc in an arc lamp.
present singular third person restrikes · participle present restriking · past restruck · participle past restruck · participle past restricken
- transitiveTo strike again.
She heard her father stumbling against an armchair, then the sound of a match struck and restruck lightly against a box.
1928, Julien Green, The Closed Garden, page 62 - To strike a coin from old dies after the original minting of that coin had ceased.
- broadcastingTo strike a new print from an old negative.
Origin
- Proto-Italic*wre-
- Latinre-
- Old Frenchre-
- Middle Englishre-
- Englishre-
- Englishstrike
- Englishrestrike
Rhymes & wordplay
Rhymes with restrike
Cite this entry
restrike. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/restrike
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