Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun Misfortune; disaster; an unlucky chance.
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Examples
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"I hae gotten a sma 'mishanter, Miss Horn," he said, as he entered:
Malcolm George MacDonald 1864
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'Come o' thee? 'said the dame;' mishanter on the auld beard o 'ye! ye could play for twenty hours on end, and tire out the haill countryside wi' dancing before ye laid down your bow, saving for a by-drink or the like o 'that.'
Redgauntlet Walter Scott 1801
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‘Come o’ thee?’ said the dame; ‘mishanter on the auld beard o’ ye! ye could play for twenty hours on end, and tire out the haill countryside wi’ dancing before ye laid down your bow, saving for a by-drink or the like o’ that.’
Redgauntlet 2008
qms commented on the word mishanter
A leader should be an enchanter
And not a coarse bullying ranter.
How comes it about
We're led by a lout?
Is it earned or a random mishanter?
September 29, 2017