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re-wound

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re⋅wind

[v. ree-wahynd; n. ree-wahynd] verb, -wound or (Rare) -wind⋅ed; -wind⋅ing, noun
–verb (used with object), verb (used without object)
1. to wind again.
2. to wind back to or toward the beginning; reverse.
–noun
3. an act or instance of rewinding.
4. a function of a tape recorder or tape deck that causes the tape to wind backward.
5. a push button or other control for reversing or reeling, as on a tape player.
6. a camera control or mechanism used to wind film back into a film cassette.

Origin:
1710–20; re- + wind 2


re⋅wind⋅er, noun
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