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One who, or that which, repeats. Specifically:

he center, used as a signal for sailing, to recall boats, etc. It is a corruption of blue repeater, one of the British signal flags. -- Blue pill. (Med.) (a) A pill of prepared mercury, used as an aperient, etc. (b) Blue mass. -- Blue ribbon. (a) The ribbon worn by members of the order of the Garter; -- hence, a memb…

, freed in a measure from errors of eccentricity and graduation. -- Repeating watch. See Repeater (a)

To send on from an intermediate station by means of a repeater.

so arranged as to revolve on an axis, and be discharged in succession by the same lock; a repeater.