'Regrating' definitions:

Definition of 'Regrating'

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  • Regrate \Re*grate"\ (r?*gr?t"), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Regrated; p. pr. & vb. n. Regrating.] [F. regratter, literally, to scrape again. See Re-, and Grate, v. t.]
  • 1. (Masonry) To remove the outer surface of, as of an old hewn stone, so as to give it a fresh appearance. [1913 Webster]
  • 2. To offend; to shock. [Obs.] --Derham. [1913 Webster]

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