misdig

present singular third person misdigs · participle present misdigging · participle past misdug · past misdug

1. To dig incorrectly, such as in the wrong place.

   The Ghosts stumbling through darkness, incapable of seeing her instructions, misdigging false channels, adding to the chaos of the Instant.

   2000, Richard Garfinkle, All of an Instant

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   He described "daily soundings" as conditional soundings designed to check the progress of the work and to determine if there is "overdigging" or "misdigging."

   1991, Spencer Nissen, Port of Oakland and Great Lakes Dredge and Dock Company: Environmental Protection Agency Initial Decision, page 51

   If you have gaps, holes from misdigging, large rocks, roots, stumps, et al., you'll have to fill them in when you pour your footings and/or bottom(s).

   1994, Freshwater and Marine Aquarium - Volume 17, Issues 5-8, page 60