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misspool

misspool verb: to spool incorrectly.

Verb

misspool (third-person singular simple present misspools, present participle misspooling, simple past and past participle misspooled)

  1. To spool incorrectly.
    • As discussed earlier, large fleet angles can lead to misspooling of the cable on the storage drum and cable wear due to rubbing on adjacent wraps on the drum or on sheave flanges.1982, Alan H. Driscoll, Handbook of Oceanographic Winch, Wire and Cable Technology, pages 4-18
    • They could have miswired the dynamite in the dark. They could have misplaced it on the tank, misspooled the connecting wire.1989, Gaylord Dold, Muscle and Blood, page 59

Forms of misspool

third-person singular presentmisspools
present participlemisspooling
past participlemisspooled
pastmisspooled

Origin of misspool

From mis- + spool.

Questions about misspool

What does misspool mean?
Misspool means to spool incorrectly.
What part of speech is misspool?
Misspool is a verb.
What is the past tense of misspool?
The past tense of misspool is misspooled.

Words near misspool in the dictionary

  1. missplit
  2. missplits
  3. missplitting
  4. misspoke
  5. misspoken
  6. misspool
  7. misspooled
  8. misspooling
  9. misspools
  10. misspot
  11. misspots

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