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misshot

misshot noun: a shot that was made incorrectly; an instance of misshooting. Also the simple past and past participle of misshoot.

Noun

misshot (plural misshots)

  1. A shot that was made incorrectly; an instance of misshooting.
    • He replied that he was, but that Burns had made a misshot.1913, Oklahoma. Supreme Court, Oklahoma Reports - Volume 8, page 558
    • I always figgered one of them Newton boys made a misshot and killed the horse accidentally.2010, J. Frank Dobie, Coronado's Children

Also used as

misshot is also the simple past and past participle of misshoot.

Forms of misshot

pluralmisshots

Origin of misshot

From mis- + shot.

Questions about misshot

What does misshot mean?
Misshot means a shot that was made incorrectly; an instance of misshooting.
What part of speech is misshot?
Misshot is a noun.
What is the plural of misshot?
The plural of misshot is misshots.

Words near misshot in the dictionary

  1. misshoes
  2. misshood
  3. misshoot
  4. misshooting
  5. misshoots
  6. misshot
  7. misshots
  8. misshuffle
  9. misshuffled
  10. misshuffles
  11. misshuffling

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