mispin

English

Etymology

From mis- +‎ pin.

Verb

mispin (third-person singular simple present mispins, present participle mispinning, simple past and past participle mispinned)

1. To pin incorrectly.
   • 1996, North western reporter, page 179:

     They knew before they mispinned the stinger “of the dangerous condition of the crane"

   • 1997, Brion Toss, The Complete Rigger's Apprentice, page 280:

     Put a lanyard onto the standing part of the mispinned shroud, just below the upper terminal.

   • 2013, Joseph Bell, Modern Diesel Technology: Electricity and Electronics, page 510:

     One of the most difficult wiring harness problems to diagnose is multiple-terminal connectors which have one or more terminal and wire that is not inserted in the correct connector cavity (mispinned).

   • 2015, Dale Peck, The Garden of Lost and Found:

     I pulled at the jumpsuit's rags, stuck to my skin like tails mispinned on a donkey.

Noun

mispin (plural mispins)

1. (textiles) An instance of mispinning.
   • 1980, Textile Industries - Volume 144, page 23:

     Nonjudgmental decisions, such as holes, grease spots and mispins, are recorded instantly in the computer.

   • 1993, Textile Asia - Volume 24, Issues 7-12, page 22:

     The selvedge trim is sucked away where in the ordinary course of events a mispin could cause it to be missed – but mispins have no effect on the performance of this device.