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First published 1965 (SND Vol. VI).
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MIS-SET, v. Sc. usage: to displease, offend, annoy, put out of humour, disconcert; of a garment: to be unbecoming to, not to suit (Sh. 1963). [mɪs′sɛt]Ayr. 1790 J. Fisher Poems 143:
I took the muse when I could get her, An' did 's she bode, wha durst mis-set her?Sc. 1816 Scott B. Dwarf iii.:
I did not say frighted, now — I only said mis-set wi' the thing.Slk. 1875 Border Treasury (5 June) 508:
Naething missets him, but lack o' catter, Gin they only haud him i' boilin water.