reshop
v.— «Sixteen-year-old Tom Mitchell, toting a wooden hand cart, is trying to negotiate the aisles, hoping to restock shelves with fresh toys. Nearby, 16-year-old Mike Handwerker is on “reshop” detail—returning forsaken toys to their rightful places.» —“Invasion Of The Toy Busters” by Michele Ingrassia Newsday (Long Island, New York) Dec. 18, 1987. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)
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