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mishaul

verb

Etymology

From mis- + haul.

  1. derived from *kelh₁-✻ — “to call, cry, summon”
  2. inherited from *halōną✻
  3. inherited from *halian✻ — “to haul, drag”
  4. derived from halen
  5. derived from *halōn✻
  6. derived from haler
  7. inherited from hālen
  8. prefixed as mishaul — “mis + haul”

Definitions

  1. To haul incorrectly, such as to the wrong location, at the wrong time, or involving the…

    To haul incorrectly, such as to the wrong location, at the wrong time, or involving the wrong load.

    • Did you order the lumber that was mishauled over to Twelfth avenue!
    • "Sure,” laughed Chris, “and a million dollars' worth of other mishauled stuff. The typewriters in this camp, for instance, are charged to Parlier,” he flung his arms in the air, “so we'll wind up in jail for someone else's sins, probably.

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