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retool (v.)
[retool 词源字典]
1866, "to shape again with a tool," from
re-
"back, again" +
tool
(v.). Meaning "to furnish a factory with new equipment" is recorded from 1940. Related:
Retooled
;
retooling
.
[retool etymology, retool origin, 英语词源]