MISCARRYING

Verb

miscarrying

present participle of miscarry

Noun

miscarrying (plural miscarryings)

Something that has gone astray or been made wrongly.

Source: Wiktionary


MISCARRY

Mis*car"ry, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Miscarried; p. pr. & vb. n. Miscarrying.]

1. To carry, or go, wrong; to fail of reaching a destination, or fail of the intended effect; to be unsuccessful; to suffer defeat. My ships have all miscarried. Shak. The cardinal's letters to the pope miscarried. Shak.

2. To bring forth young before the proper time.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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