misspool

English

Etymology

mis- +‎ spool

Verb

misspool (third-person singular simple present misspools, present participle misspooling, simple past and past participle misspooled)

1. To spool incorrectly.
   • 1982, Alan H. Driscoll, Handbook of Oceanographic Winch, Wire and Cable Technology, pages 4-18:

     As discussed earlier, large fleet angles can lead to misspooling of the cable on the storage drum and cable wear due to rubbing on adjacent wraps on the drum or on sheave flanges.

   • 1989, Gaylord Dold, Muscle and Blood, page 59:

     They could have miswired the dynamite in the dark. They could have misplaced it on the tank, misspooled the connecting wire.

   • 1992, Naval Surface Warfare Center (U.S.). Port Hueneme Division., Underway Replenishment of Naval Ships, page 509:

     SOTs done with wire rope misspooled like this will destroy the spanwire in 125 cycles.