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English
Etymology
From re- + twist.
Verb
retwist (third-person singular simple present retwists, present participle retwisting, simple past and past participle retwisted)
- (transitive) To twist again or anew.
1834, L E L, chapter XXXIV, in Francesca Carrara. , volume III, London: Richard Bentley, , (successor to Henry Colburn), →OCLC, page 278:"Pshaw!—there, all's right again—but you must pay me for my trouble." So saying, he retwisted the note, kissed the bearer, and walked off with a careless composure.
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