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botch definition

botch (bäc̸h)

transitive verb

  1. to repair or patch clumsily
  2. to spoil by poor work or poor performance; bungle

Etymology: ME bocchen, to repair < ?

noun

  1. a badly patched place or part
  2. a bungled or unskillful piece of work

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botch2 definition

botch (bäc̸h)

noun

Brit., Dialectal a boil, sore, or ulcer

Etymology: ME bocche < Anglo-Norm boche (OFr boce): see boss

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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