misdraft
/ˈmɪsdɹæft/
Word Rarity
Very rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English
14
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
2
Syllables
8
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
An error in the process of drafting (any sense).
Example Sentences
- "In weaving, the defects which cling to the goods to the very end are temple-marks, which show up on light shade satines, on linings and beetled work; misdrafts, on twills, welts, etc.; reed-marks, which ruin the finish of the finest satines; and the mixing of mule and ring filling, of American and Egyptian cotton, and of different numbers of filling yarns, which, together with oil stains, are harmful to all grades."
- "Any hon. member who has given any serious attention or thought or any study to the Bill would realise, however, that even in what I may with repect term the silly misdraft of Clause l as it at present stands, this Bill does nothing in the way of dividing the Crown."
- "Clause 4 deals with the form, validity and replacement of a lost licence. But there is, I see, a misprint, or misdraft, I do not know."
- "Another reason was the susceptibility of the machine to misdraft."
- "the start of Clause 12(1) takes the opportunity to correct what is referred to as a minor misdraft in the Justices of the Peace Act 1979."
- "If there are large numbers to be drafted off they should be first drafted into a small pen and then released to a larger holding area. This practice saves time if misdrafts occur."