misgrind

present singular third person misgrinds · participle present misgrinding · participle past misground · past misground

1. To grind improperly.

   In many shops, a floor grinder is provided so that the men are perfectly free to misgrind their tools.

   1923, Frederic Burnham Jacobs, Abrasives: Grinding, Polishing, Buffing, Finishing - Volume 4, page 89

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   Overheating of the enamel slip during grinding, or misgrinding from other causes, brings out difficulties with respect to set of the enamel, dipping, draining, and spraying, as well as surface texture.

   1937, James Edward Hansen, Monroe J. Bahnsen, A Manual of Porcelain Enameling, page 294

   As a saw doctor, I have spent many frustrating hours trying to level saws that were misground (thick and thin spots) .

   1988, Northern Logger and Timber Processer - Volume 37, Issues 1-6, page 9

   Suddenly, we hear the rasping sound of a lens being misground and a shot of the chart shows production declining once again.

   2003, Peter B. High, The Imperial Screen, page 420

plural misgrinds

1. The act or result of misgrinding.

   Margins should be left everywhere after rough grinding so as to the “misgrind” can be avoided; thereby the fine grinding is needed.

   2021, A. Luximon, Handbook of Footwear Design and Manufacture, page 231

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   Misgrinds are costly. I admit I've popped beans into the grinder and activated it only to realize it was set on coarse when I needed a drip.

   1997, Fresh Cup: The Voice of the Specialty Coffee Industry, page 52