patchery

1 of 2

noun (1)

patch·​ery

-ch(ə)rē

plural -es

: the act of patching : clumsy or hasty repairing or making : patchwork

a thin sample of poetic patchery

—A. C. Swinburne

patchery

2 of 2

noun (2)

plural -es

obsolete

: roguery, knavery

Word History

Etymology

Noun (1)

patch entry 2 + -ery

Noun (2)

patch entry 3 + -ery

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