Definitions

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  • verb transitive, obsolete To injure; mistreat.
  • verb transitive, obsolete To insult; offend.
  • verb transitive To make an incorrect offer or bid.
  • verb transitive, card games To bid incorrectly; bid higher or lower than actual.
  • noun An incorrect bid or offer.

Etymologies

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From Middle English misbidden, misbeden, from Old English misbēodan ("to ill-use, injure, do wrong to, announce wrongly"), equivalent to mis- +‎ bid (“to offer, declare”).

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