misdeal

misdeal
misdeal (v.) 1746, "to make an error in dealing (cards);" from MIS- (Cf. mis-) (1) + DEAL (Cf. deal) (v.). The noun in this sense is attested from 1850. The original verbal sense (late 15c.) was "to distribute unfairly."

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  • misdeal — [pron. MÍSDIL] s. n. (la jocul de cărţi) împărţire greşită a cărţilor. (< engl. misdeal) Trimis de raduborza, 30.11.2007. Sursa: MDN …   Dicționar Român

  • Misdeal — Mis*deal , v. t. & i. [imp. & p. p. {Misdealt}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Misdealing}.] To deal or distribute wrongly, as cards; to make a wrong distribution. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Misdeal — Mis*deal , n. The act of misdealing; a wrong distribution of cards to the players. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • misdeal — [mis dēl′, mis′dēl΄; ] for n. [ mis′dēl΄] vt., vi. misdealt, misdealing to deal (playing cards) incorrectly n. an incorrect deal misdealer n …   English World dictionary

  • misdeal — verb (misdealt; dealing) Date: 1834 intransitive verb to deal cards incorrectly transitive verb to deal incorrectly • misdeal noun …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • misdeal — misdealer, n. /mis deel /, v., misdealt, misdealing, n. v.t., v.i. 1. to deal wrongly or incorrectly, esp. to deal the wrong number at cards. n. 2. Cards. a deal in which the wrong number of cards have been distributed or in which the cards were… …   Universalium

  • misdeal — 1. verb in s, when a card is played out of turn by a dealer 2. noun a situation which causes the game to stop …   Wiktionary

  • misdeal — mis deal || ‚mɪs dɪːl n. improper distribution of the cards in a game of cards v. improperly distribute cards in a card game, deal wrong …   English contemporary dictionary

  • misdeal — mislead …   Anagrams dictionary

  • misdeal — verb (past and past participle misdealt) deal cards wrongly. noun a hand dealt wrongly …   English new terms dictionary

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