misthrust
nounEtymology From mis- + thrust.
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A thrust that did not go as intended.
- The weapon passed between the body and one arm of the victim, and the Indian, losing his balance by the force of his misthrust, measured his length on the sand.1900, Gabriel Ferry, An Adventure with the Apaches, page 55:
- If anything could occur to bring him to his senses, to impress upon him the necessity of checking the pace of his task, it is this failure, this misthrust, precisely this! Instead of Polonius, had it been the King whom he had stabbed, what would he not have brought upon himself!1907, Karl Werder, The Heart of Hamlet's Mystery, page 151:
3 more examples
- Bushy Bob: is still the fighter—always will be—and fighting in the Senate is pretty much like fighting in the popular arena, only it is more serious business, for there is always someone ready to pink a weakness in the armor, to take advantage of a misthrust, and they be skilled knights, there.1911, William Bayard Hale, “La Follette, Pioneer Progressive”, in The World's Work, volume 22, page 14599:
- When a heddle eye is bent by a misthrust, or heddles are otherwise noticed to be damaged, it should be cut out of the set with wire-cutting pliers.1947, Rayon Textile Monthly - Volume 28, page 80:
- Just as he lunged near the bedstead, he made a misthrust.2011, JoAnn Wendt, The Golden Dove: