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misspool en · VERB

Etymology

From mis- + spool.

Meanings

1. To spool incorrectly.
   • SOTs done with wire rope misspooled like this will destroy the spanwire in 125 cycles. 1992, Naval Surface Warfare Center (U.S.). Port Hueneme Division., Underway Replenishment of Naval Ships, page 509:
   • They could have miswired the dynamite in the dark. They could have misplaced it on the tank, misspooled the connecting wire. 1989, Gaylord Dold, Muscle and Blood, page 59:
   • As discussed earlier, large fleet angles can lead to misspooling of the cable on the storage drum and cable wear due to rubbing on adjacent wraps on the drum or on sheave flanges. 1982, Alan H. Driscoll, Handbook of Oceanographic Winch, Wire and Cable Technology, pages 4-18:

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