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mismove

[ mis-moov ]

noun

  1. a wrong or prohibited move, as in a game.


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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of mismove1

An Americanism dating back to 1875–80; mis- 1 + move
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Example Sentences

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I rode near the brigades, to see that there could be no mismove or misconception of orders.

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A man may make a shaky mismove of the pen somewhere in the body of the check, and if it is not too prominent a teller may take a chance and pass it; but he will shy at a signature which isn't what it ought to be—that subtle sixth sense of the old teller prompts him to it before he knows why, and a paying teller is always vigilant.

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Perhaps he had been guilty of a mismove in attempting to take her at a disadvantage.

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