MISKEEP

Etymology

Verb

miskeep (third-person singular simple present miskeeps, present participle miskeeping, simple past and past participle miskept)

(transitive) To keep ill or wrongly.

Source: Wiktionary


Mis*keep", v. t.

Definition: To keep wrongly. Chaucer.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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THEORETICAL

(adjective) concerned primarily with theories or hypotheses rather than practical considerations; “theoretical science”


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Raw coffee beans, soaked in water and spices, are chewed like candy in many parts of Africa.

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