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▪ I. misˈdeal, n. Cards.
[f. next.]
An error in dealing.
1850Bohn's Handbk. Games 255 The turn up being anterior to the mis-deal. 1862‘Cavendish’ Whist (1879) 8 A misdeal loses the deal. 1886Euchre: how to play it 108.
▪ II. misˈdeal, v.
[f. mis-1 1 + deal v.; in first sense after Du. misdeelen.]
†1. intr. To distribute unfairly. Obs.
1481Caxton Reynard (Arb.) 7 Knowe not ye how ye mysdeled on the plays whiche he threwe down fro the carre?
2. To deal or act improperly.
1561, etc. [see misdealing.]
3. Cards. To make a mistake in dealing: usually intr., but occas. trans.
[1746Hoyle Whist (ed. 6) 10 If the Dealer should happen to miss Deal.] 1850Bohn's Handbk. Games 254 On mis⁓dealing the entire hand. 1861Dickens Gt. Expect. viii, She won the game, and I dealt. I misdealt. 1891Spectator 10 Jan., She can never be persuaded that she has misdealt until the cards have been carefully counted..three times.
fig. (cf. 2).
1868Browning Ring & Bk. iv. 435 Fie on you, all the Honours in your fist, Countship, Househeadship,—how have you misdealt! |