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Reenforce   Listen
noun
Reenforce  n.  Something which reenforces or strengthens. Specifically:
(a)
That part of a cannon near the breech which is thicker than the rest of the piece, so as better to resist the force of the exploding powder.
(b)
An additional thickness of canvas, cloth, or the like, around an eyelet, buttonhole, etc. (Written also reinforce)






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"Reenforce" Quotes from Famous Books



... mind gave me greater anxiety than did the enemy themselves. In a council that I summoned, some thought that I should not risk or weaken our forces; and that I should send that aid in light vessels, and in the usual way. But, considering the condition and danger of those forts, I resolved to reenforce them in a creditable manner by sending the said two galleons, manned with good infantry and with first-class troops; taking for that purpose one company of volunteer soldiers from the camp. That was a move of importance, ...
— The Philippine Islands, 1493-1898, Volume XXIV, 1630-34 • Various



Words linked to "Reenforce" :   reinforce, strengthen, fortify, bolster up, beef up, reenforcement, bolster



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