"missew" meaning in English

See missew in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Verb

Forms: missews [present, singular, third-person], missewing [participle, present], missewed [past], missewn [participle, past], missewed [participle, past]
Etymology: From mis- + sew. Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|mis|sew}} mis- + sew Head templates: {{en-verb||||missewn|past_ptc2=missewed}} missew (third-person singular simple present missews, present participle missewing, simple past missewed, past participle missewn or missewed)
  1. To sew badly, with errors.

Inflected forms

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          "ref": "1991, Randy Hodson, Labor Arbitration Information System, page 289:",
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          "text": "Now turn this sleeve over and show me what we have missewn.",
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          "text": "\"No.\" He shook his head. “Just shit they mis-sewed. But still classy.”",
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