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Definition of Miscall
1. Verb. Assign in incorrect name to. "These misnamed philanthropists"
Definition of Miscall
1. v. t. To call by a wrong name; to name improperly.
Definition of Miscall
1. Verb. (context: now dialectal) To call (someone) bad names; to insult, abuse. ¹
2. Verb. To call (something) by the wrong name. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Miscall
1. to call by a wrong name [v -ED, -ING, -S]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Miscall
Literary usage of Miscall
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. A History of the First Regiment Iowa Cavalry Veteran Volunteers, from Its by Charles H. Lothrop (1890)
"miscall it. disguise it. boast. cant as you will. You are traitors. misled by
your mad leaders still. • • Turn. turn then ! Cast down in your might The ..."
2. The American Hoyle: Or, Gentleman's Hand-book of Games, Containing All the by William Brisbane Dick (1894)
"If the elder hand call a smaller point, sequence, quatorze, or trio than he holds,
he may correct his miscall before it has been replied to by the younger ..."
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