† misportv.
Obsolete. rare.
transitive. To import unlawfully.
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misporta1631
a1631 J. Donne Serm. (1959) V. 234 When forain merchandise is mis-ported, the Prince may permit, or inhibit his Subjects to buy it, or not to buy it.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2002; most recently modified version published online September 2018).
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v.a1631- to have got one's ears on
- to have got someone where one wants her
- to have got someone where one wants him
- to have got something
- to have got something on the brain
- to have got to do with
- to have got what it takes
- to have got where one wants her
- to have got where one wants him
- to have great miss of
- to have great price of
- to have great price upon
- to have green fingers
- to have guts for garters
- to have guts in one's brains
- to have had enough
- to have had enough of
- to have had it
- to have had more —— than you etc had hot dinners
- to have had more —— than you have had hot dinners
- to have had more —— than you he has had hot dinners
- to have had one's chips
- to have had one's day
- to have half a mind
- to have have someone where one wants her