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mistetched, ppl. a. north. dial.|mɪsˈtɛtʃt|
[f. prec. n. or vb.]
Badly trained; of bad habits: commonly applied to a vicious horse.
1691Ray N.C. Words (ed. 2) 49 Mistetcht; that hath got an ill habit, Property or Custom. A Mistecht Horse. 1787Marshall Rur. Econ. E. Yorksh. (E.D.S.) 33 Misteached (pron. mistech't), pp. spoiled by improper treatment; vicious, as a horse. 1829Brockett N.C. Gloss. (ed. 2), Mistetched, spoiled—said of a horse that has learnt vicious tricks. 1893Northumbld. Gloss., Mistached, mistetched... ‘A dangerous horse is termed mistached’. 1900Darlington Horse Shoers' Assoc. Price List, Cramped or Mis-stetched Horses. |