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

The New Yorker was certainly making a misdeal every time he got the cards.

From Somewhere in Red Gap by Wilson, Harry Leon

Nothing of interest occurred until, in the course of the second rubber, Gwen made a misdeal.

From When Ghost Meets Ghost by De Morgan, William Frend

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 he will call it a misdeal, you are with him.

From Crooked Trails by Remington, Frederic

A fresh deal is necessary if a card is exposed or faced in the pack, or if there is a misdeal.

From Hoyle's Games Modernized by Hoffmann, Louis