repot
v.— «Mr. Cooley cited a theory of Ernest C. Arbuckle, a former chairman of Wells Fargo who continues to sit on its board. Mr. Arbuckle urges that “you should repot yourself every 10 years.”» —“Wells Fargo’s Ex-Chief Taking Over At Seafirst” by Robert A. Bennett New York Times Dec. 23, 1982. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)
Further reading
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