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Respit vs Respot - What's the difference?

respit | respot |

As a noun respit

is (obsolete) respite.

As a verb respot is

(sports|billiards|snooker|pool) to replace a ball on its correct spot on a snooker, billiards or pool table.

respit

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • (obsolete) respite
    • ----

    respot

    English

    Verb

  • (sports, billiards, snooker, pool) To replace a ball on its correct spot on a snooker, billiards or pool table.
  • (railways)
  • * 1963 , Central Railway Club of Buffalo, Chronicle (volumes 72-76, page 79)
    • This method insures that the stopping of cars will not gradually fall out of tolerance with a consequent loss of time to respot .
  • * 1990 , American Railway Bridge and Building Association, Proceedings (page 109)
    • Sanding should be performed in conjunction with fueling to avoid respotting locomotives.

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