Citations:redrum
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English citations of redrum
Verb: ???[edit]
- 1983, Romain Gary, King Solomon, page 30:
- He fell silent, and redrummed.
- 1995, Lois Parkinson Zamora, Wendy B. Faris, Magical realism: theory, history, community, page 341:
- [...] as Oskar, in the asylum, must recollect his life, through the process of redrumming its events, in order to compose his story.
Verb: put into new drums[edit]
- 1988, West's Federal Supplement, volume 671, page 607:
- 65. Since February 1 and the date of trial (July 27), EPA has redrummed or overpacked approximately 6000 leaking drums.
- 1990, Edwin F. Barth, Stabilization and solidification of hazardous wastes, page 133:
- The most common procedure used to overcome these problems is to redrum the contents. [...] Although the labor cost increases because of implied redrumming requirements, the primary increase in cost is that of the drums.
- 1992, Gretchen L. Rupp, Roy R. Jones, Heterogeneous wastes characterization: methods and recommendations, page 32:
- Interim measures such as redrumming may be considered to prevent a worsening situation due to drum deterioration.
Verb: to drum (knock successively) again[edit]
- 1989, Janice Patricia Boddy, Wombs and alien spirits: women, men, and the Zār cult in northern Sudan, page 244:
- When she continued to descend even after the drumming had stopped, Samiya the shaykha coaxed Maray to relent. She placed her arms on Amna's shoulders and asked the spirit, "What do you want?" No reply, save Amna's continued bobbing up and down. Samiya called for the thread to be redrummed. And again Maray responded with Amna's quick rhythmic movements. When the drumming ceased Samiya asked Maray once more, "What do you want?" A small voice answered from under the tōb that covered Amna's face, [...]
Noun: murder[edit]
A reversed spelling of the English word murder. This word is most known from Stephen King's novel and movie The Shining; however, it has now appeared in rap songs as well.