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misherded

misherded is the simple past and past participle of misherd.

Meaning of misherd

Verb

misherd (third-person singular simple present misherds, present participle misherding, simple past and past participle misherded)

  1. To herd into the wrong place.
    • They beseiged manorial overseers to adjudicate disputes concerning ownership of rustled livestock or damage to crops caused by strayed (or deliberately misherded) animals.1988, Dwight B. Heath, Contemporary Cultures and Societies of Latin America, page 204

Questions about misherded

What is misherded the simple past and past participle of?
Misherded is the simple past and past participle of misherd.

Words near misherded in the dictionary

  1. mishegoss
  2. misheld
  3. mishellene
  4. mishellenes
  5. misherd
  6. misherded
  7. misherding
  8. misherds
  9. mishes
  10. mishew
  11. mishewed

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