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botchwork

botchwork noun: inferior and shoddy work.

Noun

botchwork (uncountable)

  1. (informal) Inferior and shoddy work.
    • Dilettanteism presupposes art as botchwork does handicraft; and the Dilettante holds the same relation to the artist that the botcher does to the craftsman. From handicraft the way is open to rise in art but not from botchwork.1874, The Quarterly Review, volume 137, page 388
    • Yet, to make good speed on the right track, we must not start overloaded; not too many things to be undertaken, lest they prove hasty botchwork.1894, Journal of the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers

Origin of botchwork

From botch + work.

Questions about botchwork

What does botchwork mean?
Botchwork means inferior and shoddy work.
What part of speech is botchwork?
Botchwork is a noun.

Words near botchwork in the dictionary

  1. botchiest
  2. botchily
  3. botchiness
  4. botching
  5. botching up
  6. botchwork
  7. botchy
  8. botcinic acid
  9. botcinin
  10. botcinins
  11. botcinolide

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