rehat

rehat
 v.— «“The French and British had two advantages we did not have. They had substantial numbers of troops on the ground already. They would just rehat their people.” He said referring to the switch from UN blue helmets to NATO equipment.» —“US troop deployment lags in Bosnia” Agence France-Presse Dec. 19, 1995. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)

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