misdeal

[ mis-deel ]

/ mɪsˈdil /

verb (used with or without object), mis·dealt, mis·deal·ing.

to deal wrongly or incorrectly, especially to deal the wrong number at cards.

noun

Cards. a deal in which the wrong number of cards have been distributed or in which the cards were dealt in the wrong order or manner, necessitating a new deal and the cancellation of any points made on the hand, sometimes with a penalty to the dealer.

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Origin of misdeal

First recorded in 1475–85; mis-¹ + deal¹

Related formsmis·deal·er, noun

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Examples from the Web for misdeal

The New Yorker was certainly making a misdeal every time he got the cards.
Somewhere in Red Gap|Harry Leon Wilson
Nothing of interest occurred until, in the course of the second rubber, Gwen made a misdeal.
When Ghost Meets Ghost|William Frend De Morgan
In the event of a misdeal the cards must be dealt again by the same player.
Auction of To-day|Milton C. Work
This does not apply to penalties for looking at the hands, or declaring out of turn, or making a misdeal.
Round Games with Cards|W. H. Peel

One fights against a misdeal when one has seen the ace of trumps in one's hand.
It Never Can Happen Again|William De Morgan

British Dictionary definitions for misdeal

misdeal

/ (ˌmɪsˈdiːl) /

verb -deals, -dealing or -dealt

(intr) to deal out cards incorrectly

noun

a faulty deal

Derived Formsmisdealer, noun

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Word Origin and History for misdeal

misdeal

1746, "to make an error in dealing (cards);" from mis- (1) + deal (v.). The noun in this sense is attested from 1850. The original verbal sense (late 15c.) was "to distribute unfairly."