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Wrong way to give people a hand
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misdeal
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Word definitions in Wiktionary
n. Incorrect dealing or distribution. vb. (context transitive English) To deal or distribute wrongly.
Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
Word definitions in Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
1746, "to make an error in dealing (cards);" from mis- (1) + deal (v.). The noun in this sense is attested from 1850. The original verbal sense (late 15c.) was "to distribute unfairly."
Usage examples of misdeal.
The sense of ills misdealt for blisses blanks the mien most queenly, Self-smitings kill self-joys.
But even so, Jan Bronski shuffled with an insane frenzy and misdealt twice, but I let it pass.