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misdeal

verb
/mɪsˈdiːl/

Etymology

From mis- + deal.

  1. inherited from *dʰail-✻
  2. inherited from *dailijaną✻ — “to divide, part, deal”
  3. inherited from *dailijan✻
  4. inherited from dǣlan — “to divide, part”
  5. inherited from delen
  6. prefixed as misdeal — “mis + deal”

Definitions

  1. To deal or distribute wrongly.

    • Bill, you have misdealt two hands of poker already.

  2. Incorrect dealing or distribution.

    • Now, Bill, that was your third misdeal.

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA