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mispin en · NOUN

Etymology

From mis- + pin.

Meanings

  1. 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:

Forms

SpellingFeaturesLabelsSource
mispins Number=Plur lexicographic

mispin en · VERB

Etymology

From mis- + pin.

Meanings

  1. 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:

Forms

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mispins Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres lexicographic
mispinning Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part lexicographic
mispinned Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part lexicographic
mispinned Tense=Past lexicographic