redrum

English

Etymology

re- + drum

Pronunciation

• IPA: /ɹiː.dɹʌm/

Verb

redrum (third-person singular simple present redrums, present participle redruming, simple past and past participle redrumed)

1. To place into new drums (barrels).
   • 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.

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