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Definition of Misthrow
1. v. t. To throw wrongly.
Definition of Misthrow
1. Verb. (transitive) To throw incorrectly. ¹
2. Noun. An incorrect throw. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Misthrow
1. to throw errantly [v -THREW, -THROWN, -THROWING, -THROWS]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Misthrow
Literary usage of Misthrow
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. A German-English Dictionary for Chemists by Austin McDowell Patterson (1917)
"vr warp; misthrow. Verwerfung,/, rejection; (Mining) dislocation, throw, slip,
fault. verwertbar, a. utilizable. verwerten, vt utilize, turn to account. ..."
2. The Works of Theodore Roosevelt by Theodore Roosevelt (1885)
"It is a pretty sight to see a man who knows how use the rope; again and again an
expert will catch fifty animals by the leg without making a misthrow. ..."
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