Lexicographical Neighbors of Mismoves
Literary usage of Mismoves
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Transactions of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers by American Society of Mechanical Engineers (1914)
"Meantime, mismoves, or delay or total failure of starting, mark the attempt of
watchmen or other men mat trained to time electric pump. ..."
2. Transactions by American Society of Mechanical Engineers (1914)
"Meantime, mismoves, or delay or total failure of starting, mark the attempt of
watchmen or other men not trained to the electric pump. ..."
3. A Handbook of Games and Programs for Church, School, and Home by William Ralph La Porte (1922)
"Give forfeits for mismoves. v "He Can Do Little Who Can't Do This": One boy takes
a stick in his left hand, and thumps the floor with it, saying "He can do ..."
4. Employment Opportunities for Handicapped Men in the Coppersmithing Trade by Bert Jasper Morris (1918)
"This work requires an able-bodied man as he must be particularly active and any
mistakes or mismoves on his part might result seriously. ..."
5. An Easy Introduction to the Game of Chess: Containing One Hundred Examples by Benjamin Franklin, William Jones, François Danican Philidor (1820)
"... Methods of giving Check-mate with two Pawns against one, if the Player of the
Black mismoves. (Situations of the Pieces same as above.) WHITE. ..."
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