A father and son went fishing one day. While they were out in the boat, the boy suddenly became curious about the world around him. He asked his father, "How does this boat float?"
The father replied, "Don"t rightly know, son."
A little later, the boy looked at his father and asked, "How do fish breath underwater?"
Once again the father replied, "Don"t rightly know, son."
A little later the boy asked his father, "Why is the sky blue?"
Again, the father replied, "Don"t rightly know, son."
Finally, the boy asked his father, "Dad, do you mind my asking you all of these questions?"
The father replied, "Of course not, you don"t ask questions, you never learn nothin"."
v. (-tt-) move (a plant) to another, esp. Larger, pot.
REPRO
n. (pl. -s) (often attrib.) Colloq. Reproduction or copy. [abbreviation]
RERAN
past of *rerun.
RERUN
—v. (-nn-; past reran; past part. Rerun) 1 run (a race, film, etc.) Again.
- repeat (a course of action). —n. - act of rerunning.
- film etc. Shown again.
- repetition (of events).
RESAT
past and past part. Of *resit.
RESET
v. (-tt-; past and past part. Reset) set (a bone, gems, a clock etc.) Again or differently.
RESIN
—n. - adhesive substance secreted by some plants and trees.
- (in full synthetic resin) organic compound made by polymerization etc. And used in plastics. —v. (-n-) rub or treat with resin. resinous adj. [latin]
RESIT
—v. (-tt-; past and past part. Resat) sit (an examination) again after failing. —n. - resitting of an examination.
- examination specifically for this.
RETCH
v. Make a motion of vomiting, esp. Involuntarily and without effect. [old english]
