Meaning of mistwist | Babel Free

Definitions

To twist incorrectly or by mistake.

Examples

“And as for the amelioration of the revenue in consonance with the changed and up to date⟳ conditions of the trade⟳ the Bureau has never been known to be guilty of any ideas in that direction with the possible exception of mistwisting the statutes to oppress the trade⟳ and hinder its development.”

“"The boys is all het up over the way they've been did in the game," he muttered, "an' if I was to butt in they'd likely mistwist my meanin'. […]"”

“It is somehow reassuring to know⟳ that the machines can make⟳ mistakes—they mistwist, or drop, or otherwise foul up about five pretzels in every hundred.”

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