recage

cage

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Definitions of recage word

noun recage a boxlike enclosure having wires, bars, or the like, for confining and displaying birds or animals. 1
noun recage anything that confines or imprisons; prison. 1
noun recage something resembling a cage in structure, as for a cashier or bank teller. 1
noun recage the car or enclosed platform of an elevator. 1
noun recage Mining. an enclosed platform for raising and lowering people and cars in a mine shaft. 1
noun recage any skeleton framework. 1

before 1175

One of the 8% oldest English words

1175-1225; Middle English < Old French < Latin cavea birdcage, equivalent to cav(us) hollow + -ea, feminine of -eus adj. suffix

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A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 96% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.

Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

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