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Definition of Misdeal
1. Verb. Deal cards wrongly.
2. Noun. An incorrect deal.
Definition of Misdeal
1. v. t. & i. To deal or distribute wrongly, as cards; to make a wrong distribution.
2. n. The act of misdealing; a wrong distribution of cards to the players.
Definition of Misdeal
1. Verb. in card games, when a card is played out of turn by a dealer ¹
2. Noun. a card game situation which causes the game to stop ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Misdeal
1. to deal cards incorrectly [v -DEALT, -DEALING, -DEALS]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Misdeal
Literary usage of Misdeal
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Corporal Si Klegg and His "pard". by Wilbur F. Hinman (1887)
"He told Shorty that they were about worn out, anyway, and after the ic fight was
over he would buy a new pack A misdeal. from the sutler. ..."
2. Westminster Papers: A Monthly Journal of Chess, Whist, Games of Skill and by Westminster Chess Club, London (1879)
"I know there is no misdeal with an " imperfect " pack, but you decide " imperfect "
to mean ... Is the penalty of a misdeal under the above circumstances, ..."
3. The Encyclopaedia Britannica: A Dictionary of Arts, Sciences, and General by Thomas Spencer Baynes (1890)
"It te a misdeal—(I.) unless the cards art dealt Into four packets, ... Should a
player take-'his partner's deal and misdeal, the latter 1« liable to the ..."
4. Foster's Complete Hoyle: An Encyclopedia of All the Indoor Games Played at by Robert Frederick Foster (1897)
"If the cards have been seen, the pone, having an incorrect number, may supply or
discard to correct the error, or he may claim a misdeal. ..."
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