mend+clumsily

  • 31botch — /bɒtʃ / (say boch) verb (t) Also, botch up. 1. to spoil by poor work; bungle. 2. to do or say in a bungling manner. 3. to mend or patch in a clumsy manner. –noun Also, botch up. 4. a clumsy or poor piece of work; a bungle: his carpentry was a… …

  • 32cobble — cobble1 [käb′əl] vt. cobbled, cobbling [ME < cobelere, cobbler] 1. to mend or patch (shoes, etc.) 2. to make or compose hastily or clumsily; improvise: often with up cobble2 [käb′əl] n. [prob. < COB] …

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