(1):
(v.) Something which reenforces or strengthens.
(2):
(v.) (b) An additional thickness of canvas, cloth, or the like, around an eyelet, buttonhole, etc.
(3):
(v.) That part of a cannon near the breech which is thicker than the rest of the piece, so as better to resist the force of the exploding powder. See Illust. of Cannon.
(4):
(v. t.) To strengthen with new force, assistance, material, or support; as, to reenforce an argument; to reenforce a garment; especially, to strengthen with additional troops, as an army or a fort, or with additional ships, as a fleet.
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