restrike

English

Etymology

From re- +‎ strike.

Pronunciation

  • Rhymes: -aɪk

Noun

restrike (plural restrikes)

  1. A coin newly struck from old dies after the original minting of that coin had ceased.
  2. The reignition of the arc in an arc lamp.

Verb

restrike (third-person singular simple present restrikes, present participle restriking, simple past restruck, past participle restruck or restricken)

  1. To strike a coin from old dies after the original minting of that coin had ceased.
  2. To reignite the arc in an arc lamp.
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