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mishold en · NOUN

Pronunciation

• (Southern-England) audio
• /ˈmɪshoʊld/
• (Southern-England) audio

Etymology

From Middle English misholden, from Old English mishealdan (“not to keep, to neglect, be careless”), equivalent to mis- + hold.

Meanings

1. (uncountable) A wrong, bad, or faulty hold.
   • A misstep, mishold, a hundredth of an instant's lack of balance. 1930, Virginia Tracy, The moment after - Page 231:
   • There was no indecision, no mishold, no stone dislodged, and he possessed such marvellous breathing power, that on reaching a fair foothold he promptly turned and began to haul at the rope without pause or hesitation. 1896, Joseph Sanger Davies, Dolomite strongholds:

mishold en · VERB

Pronunciation

• (Southern-England) audio
• /mɪsˈhoʊld/
• (Southern-England) audio

Etymology

From Middle English misholden, from Old English mishealdan (“not to keep, to neglect, be careless”), equivalent to mis- + hold.

Meanings

1. (transitive) To hold wrongly, badly, or amiss; lose hold (of); abuse; neglect.
   • He says that wealth, along with sex and power, is the most sought after and misheld and misused by those who possess it. 2006, Macherla Diwakar, A little of it:
   • Kedang while attempting to catch hold of the safe, happened to mishold and fell in the lake where she was drowned; Saika's right hand was also in the safe, but it became stuck in its lid that she could no longer pull it out again. 1971, Hamlet Bareh, Khasi fables and folk-tales:
   • This would help lower my anxiety and make certain that I would not mishold, or God forbid, drop the precious package. 2011, Neal L. Veldenax, Baby Boomer Female Names:

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