Misherd

//ˈmɪs.hɝd// verb

verb ·Rare ·Advanced level

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Verb
  1. 1
    To herd into the wrong place.

    "They beseiged manorial overseers to adjudicate disputes concerning ownership of rustled livestock or damage to crops caused by strayed (or deliberately misherded) animals."

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"They beseiged manorial overseers to adjudicate disputes concerning ownership of rustled livestock or damage to crops caused by strayed (or deliberately misherded) animals."

Etymology

From mis- + herd.

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