misdeal

American  

[mis-deel] / mɪsˈdil /

verb (used with or without object)

misdealt, misdealing

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

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noun

1. 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.

misdeal British  

/ ˌmɪsˈdiːl /

verb

1. (intr) to deal out cards incorrectly

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noun

1. a faulty deal

Other Word Forms

• misdealer
  noun

Etymology

Origin of misdeal

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

Example Sentences

Should a player take his partner's deal and misdeal, the latter is liable to the usual penalties, and the adversary next in rotation to the player who ought to have dealt, then deals.

From The Laws of Euchre As adopted by the Somerset Club of Boston, March 1, 1888 by Leeds, Herbert Corey

"It's a misdeal," repeated Malcourt, smiling at her; and, as Tressilvain, half the pack suspended, gazed blankly at him, Malcourt turned and looked him squarely in the eye.

From The Firing Line by Chambers, Robert W. (Robert William)

Extracts from Rules.—If the dealer give too many or too few cards to any player, or exposes two cards in turning up, it is a misdeal and the deal passes.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 9, Slice 8 "Ethiopia" to "Evangelical Association" by Various

Too many or too few cards dealt constitutes a misdeal, the penalty for which is the taking of two points by the non-dealer.

From Enquire Within Upon Everything The Great Victorian Domestic Standby by Anonymous

If all pass, or if there is a misdeal, there is a fresh contribution to the pool, and the elder hand deals.

From Hoyle's Games Modernized by Hoffmann, Louis