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mispin en · NOUN
Etymology
From mis- + pin.
Meanings
An instance of mispinning.
Nonjudgmental decisions, such as holes, grease spots and mispins, are recorded instantly in the computer. 1980, Textile Industries - Volume 144, page 23:
The selvedge trim is sucked away where in the ordinary course of events a mispin could cause it to be missed – but mispins have no effect on the performance of this device. 1993, Textile Asia - Volume 24, Issues 7-12, page 22:
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mispin en · VERB
Etymology
From mis- + pin.
Meanings
To pin incorrectly.
Put a lanyard onto the standing part of the mispinned shroud, just below the upper terminal. 1997, Brion Toss, The Complete Rigger's Apprentice, page 280:
I pulled at the jumpsuit's rags, stuck to my skin like tails mispinned on a donkey. 2015, Dale Peck, The Garden of Lost and Found:
They knew before they mispinned the stinger “of the dangerous condition of the crane" 1996, North western reporter, page 179:
One of the most difficult wiring harness problems to diagnose is multiple-terminal connectors which have one or more terminal and wire that is not inserted in the correct connector cavity (mispinned). 2013, Joseph Bell, Modern Diesel Technology: Electricity and Electronics, page 510: