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†MISKIP, v. To omit, to miss out, to overlook.Dmf. 1822 Scots Mag. (May) 641:
Even Saunders Peden himsel' miskipped it, and he was a man who pored on the word without ceasing.Sc. 1823 Scots Mag. (May) 583:
It appears that our friend Hughie has unwittingly miskipped the Parton folk a'thegither.
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