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Miscall v. t.

To call by a wrong name; to name improperly.

To call by a bad name; to abuse. (Obs.)

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Etymology of 'Miscall'

Collaborative International Dictionary of English 0.48

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"Miscall" Quotes from Famous Books

... have before us prominently one we miscall the Hooligan. And we must freely admit when street ruffianism has reached a certain point, there is but one thing to do, and that is to bring in firmly and strongly the arm of the law. But can we as Christian citizens be content with the arm of the law? ...

— The After-glow of a Great Reign - Four Addresses Delivered in St. Paul's Cathedral • A. F. Winnington Ingram

... overlooked him, with his red face growing redder, and his eyebrows arched in amazement; and Martha, leaning against the door-post, glanced triumphantly at his wonder. Already, though his father had been dead only a week, Stephen began to miscall many of the harder words; but his hearers were not critical, and the performance gave ...

— Fern's Hollow • Hesba Stretton

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