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recappable

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re⋅cap

1  [v. ree-kap, ree-kap; n. ree-kap] verb, -capped, -cap⋅ping, noun
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–verb (used with object)
1. to recondition (a worn automobile tire) by cementing on a strip of prepared rubber and vulcanizing by subjecting to heat and pressure in a mold.
–noun
2. a recapped tire.
Origin:
1935–40; re- + cap 1

Related forms:
re⋅cap⋅pa⋅ble, adjective
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Word Origin & History

recap 
"put a strip of rubber on the tread of a tire," 1856. Used of automobile tires 1920s. As a shortened form of recapitulate, it dates from 1920s (see recapitulation).
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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