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misblows

misblows is the plural of misblow.

misblows is the third-person singular simple present indicative of misblow.

Meaning of misblow

Noun

misblow (plural misblows)

  1. A blow that lands incorrectly.
    • A misblow at any point would have meant a loss of thousands of dollars; but such was the skill of the accomplished cleavers that not once did this occur.1905, Geological Survey (U.S.), The Production of Precious Stones, page 30
  2. An instance of blowing incorrectly.
    • Also we changed our method of blowing to eliminate misblows.1958, Pulp and Paper Manual of Canada, page 33

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Questions about misblows

What is misblows the plural of?
Misblows is the plural of misblow.

Words near misblows in the dictionary

  1. misblends
  2. misblew
  3. misblow
  4. misblowing
  5. misblown
  6. misblows
  7. misboard
  8. misbode
  9. misboded
  10. misbodes
  11. misboding

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