"misforge" meaning in English

See misforge in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Verb

Forms: misforges [present, singular, third-person], misforging [participle, present], misforged [participle, past], misforged [past]
Etymology: mis- + forge Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|mis|forge}} mis- + forge Head templates: {{en-verb}} misforge (third-person singular simple present misforges, present participle misforging, simple past and past participle misforged)
  1. To forge improperly.
    Sense id: en-misforge-en-verb-brXzf8zo Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with mis-

Inflected forms

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          "ref": "1977, Dan Poynter, The Parachute Manual: A Technical Treatise on the Parachute, page 95",
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