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Search phrase: botch

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All's Well That Ends WellAW IV.iii.182I know him: 'a was a botcher's prentice inI know him, a was a Botchers Prentize in
CoriolanusCor II.i.83so honourable a grave as to stuff a botcher's cushion or toso honourable a graue, as to stuffe a Botchers Cushion, or to
HamletHam IV.v.10And botch the words up fit to their own thoughts,And botch the words vp fit to their owne thoughts,
Henry VH5 II.ii.115Do botch and bungle up damnationDo botch and bungle vp damnation,
MacbethMac III.i.133To leave no rubs nor botches in the work,To leaue no Rubs nor Botches in the Worke:
Timon of AthensTim IV.iii.287'Tis not well mended so, it is but botched.'Tis not well mended so, it is but botcht;
Troilus and CressidaTC II.i.6the general run then? Were not that a botchy core?the General run, were not that a botchy core?
Troilus and CressidaTC V.i.5Thou crusty botch of nature, what's the news?Thou crusty batch of Nature, what's the newes?
Twelfth NightTN I.v.42botcher mend him. Anything that's mended, is butBotcher mend him: any thing that's mended, is but
Twelfth NightTN IV.i.55This ruffian hath botched up, that thou therebyThis Ruffian hath botch'd vp, that thou thereby

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Glossary

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botchclumsily contrive, make a mess of
botchclumsily patch together, fumble with
botchflaw, blemish, clumsy result
botchtumour, boil, ulcer
botchermender of old clothes, tailor who does repairs, patcher-up
botchyenveloped in sores [botches], tumour-covered
cobbledroughly mended, patched, botched
cobblerbungler, botcher, clumsy workman

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botchedcobbled
botchercobbler

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Words Families

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Word FamilyWord Family GroupWords
BOTCHBASICbotch n, botch v, botchy adj
BOTCHPEOPLEbotcher n

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