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Recoiler vs Reboiler - What's the difference?

recoiler | reboiler |

As a noun recoiler

is one who, or that which, recoils.

As a verb reboiler is

to equip with a new boiler.

recoiler

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • One who, or that which, recoils.
    • (Webster 1913)

    reboiler

    English

    Verb

  • To equip with a new boiler
  • * '>citation
    • Whereas nearly all of about 20 pre-1860 locomotives existing in this country have been reframed, reboilered , or in other respects lost their identity through reconstruction
  • * '>citation
    • She lasted until 1949 and was never reboilered to class J3.
  • * '>citation
    • Her engines gave constant trouble and she was reboilered with higher-pressure units in 1878.