mishaul
mishaul verb: to haul incorrectly, such as to the wrong location, at the wrong time, or involving the wrong load.
Verb
mishaul (third-person singular simple present mishauls, present participle mishauling, simple past and past participle mishauled)
- To haul incorrectly, such as to the wrong location, at the wrong time, or involving the wrong load.
- Did you order the lumber that was mishauled over to Twelfth avenue!1890, Minnesota. Supreme Court, Records and Briefs in Cases Decided by the Supreme Court of Minnesota, page 50
- "Sure,” laughed Chris, “and a million dollars' worth of other mishauled stuff. The typewriters in this camp, for instance, are charged to Parlier,” he flung his arms in the air, “so we'll wind up in jail for someone else's sins, probably.1959, Albert George Haskell, Silk and the Husk, page 186
Forms of mishaul
| third-person singular present | mishauls |
|---|---|
| present participle | mishauling |
| past participle | mishauled |
| past | mishauled |
Origin of mishaul
From mis- + haul.
Questions about mishaul
- What does mishaul mean?
- Mishaul means to haul incorrectly, such as to the wrong location, at the wrong time, or involving the wrong load.
- What part of speech is mishaul?
- Mishaul is a verb.
- What is the past tense of mishaul?
- The past tense of mishaul is mishauled.
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