Mispin

noun, verb

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    An instance of mispinning.

    "Nonjudgmental decisions, such as holes, grease spots and mispins, are recorded instantly in the computer."

Verb
  1. 1
    To pin incorrectly.

    "They knew before they mispinned the stinger “of the dangerous condition of the crane""

Example

More examples

"They knew before they mispinned the stinger “of the dangerous condition of the crane""

Etymology

From mis- + pin.

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