retube

transitive verb

re·​tube

(ˈ)rē+

: to equip (as a gun or a boiler) with a new tube

retube a larger gun to 4.7 in. caliber

—Mech. Engineering

Word History

Etymology

re- + tube

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Rhymes for retube

• boob
• cube
• lube
• rube
• tube
• hypercube
• nanotube
• phototube