† miscraftn.
Obsolete. rare.
Malpractice.In quot. 1496 with reference to the use of contraception or abortion.
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the mind > goodness and badness > wrongdoing > misbehaviour > [noun]
misgovernancec1375
misleadinga1387
misusing1395
misbearinga1400
misordinancea1400
misdraughtc1450
misgovernmentc1450
misbehaving1451
misguiding1480
misbehaviour1486
misdemeaning1487
misgoverning1487
miscraft1496
demerit1509
misuse1509
misdemeanoura1513
misordera1513
misordering1526
misusage1532
misdemean1579
miscarriage1594
misguide1596
delinquency1603
demeanour1681
misconduct1717
society > morality > moral evil > wrong conduct > [noun]
fiend-thewsc1275
misgovernancec1375
misusing1395
misrule?1406
misgovernmentc1450
misguiding1480
thowlessness1489
miscraft1496
demerit1509
misuse1509
misdemeanoura1513
prevarication1561
misguide1596
malconduct1684
misconduct1717
malversation1752
misdealing1851
1496 (c1410) Dives & Pauper (de Worde) v. xviii. 221/1 Yf the woman..do ony mys crafte to let hyrself or ony other from berynge of childern.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2002; most recently modified version published online December 2020).
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n.1496- to put the plough before the oxen
- to put the pot on
- to put the pot on a person
- to put the record straight
- to put the screw on
- to put the screws on
- to put the shits up
- to put the shits up a person
- to put the shoe on the right foot
- to put the shot
- to put the show on the road
- to put the skids under
- to put the sleeve on
- to put the spurs to
- to put the squeeze on
- to put the tin hat on
- to put the tin hat on something
- to put the toothpaste back in the tube
- to put the touch on
- to put the voodoo on
- to put the wind up
- to put the wite in
- to put the wood in the hole
- to put the wrong foot before
- to put the zipper on