refret

Etymology

From re- + fret.

refret means To replace the frets on (a musical instrument). Lexicurio rates it Sui generis — a strength score of 87 out of 100.

verb

To replace the frets on (a musical instrument).“Can you refret my guitar?”

noun

A refrain.“Our old English term refrette, ‘the foote of the dittie, a verse often interlaced, or the burden of a song,’ was probably from refrain; or from refresteler, to pipe over again. […] ‘Refrain, the refret, burthen, or downe of a ballad.’ All this discussion is rendered necessary, because Steevens unfortunately forgot to note from whence he made the following extract,”