miscount
noun/ˈmɪskaʊnt/
Etymology From Middle English miscounten, equivalent to mis- + count.
1
An incorrect counting.
- To bait the mark, the veteran grifter initially covers one of the three numbers on the clothespin or miscounts the marble tally which serves to award the mark fairbanked points. The grateful mark will not question the grifter's tricky misread or miscount.2011, Richard Margittay, Carnival Games: $10,000,000,000 Hoodwink Racket: