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retread definition

re·tread (rē tred; for n.tred′)

transitive verb

noun

  1. recap
  2. Slang a person who is called back or returns to service, esp. military service

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2005 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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