misdig

From mis- +‎ dig.

misdig (third-person singular simple present misdigs, present participle misdigging, simple past and past participle misdug)

1. To dig incorrectly, such as in the wrong place.
   • 1991, Spencer Nissen, Port of Oakland and Great Lakes Dredge and Dock Company: Environmental Protection Agency Initial Decision, page 51:

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

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

     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).

   • 2000, Richard Garfinkle, All of an Instant:

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

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