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See redour. red-drum (red'drum), n. The southern redfish, or red-ba , Sciænops ocellatus, an imp or tant food-fish of the Atlantic coast of the United States from Chesapeake Bay southward. See cut under redfish. See read1 . 5019 7. To make amends for; atone for; compensate for. This feather stirs; she lives; if it be so, It is a chance which does redeem all sorrows That ever I have felt. error. Shak ., Lear, v. 3. 266. You have shewn much worth this day, redeem'd much Fletcher, Bonduc a, v. 5. Pa ages of considerable beauty, especially in the last two acts, frequently occur; but there is nothing to redeem the absurdity of the plot. Gifford, Int. to Ford's Plays, p. xxii. To redeem defeat by new thought, by firm action, that is not easy. Emerson , Succe . Detect at least A touch of wolf in what showed whitest sheep, A cro of sheep redeeming the whole wolf. Browning , Ring and Book, Ι. 27. 8. To improve, or employ to the best advan tage. IMG:content-1781.png:[blocks in formation] 9t. To restore; revive. Hee wyll rede me our deadly drowping state. Gas coigne , De Pro fund is, The Auctor. redeemability (re-de-ma-bil'i-ti), n . [ redeem