patch-upn.
/ˈpatʃʌp/, U.S. /ˈpætʃˈəp/ An act of patching something up; something done in a hasty or makeshift manner. Frequently attributive.
ΘΚΠ
society > occupation and work > industry > manufacturing processes > mending or repairing > [noun] > clumsily > act of
patch-up1819
tinker1857
cobble1859
the world > existence and causation > creation > [noun] > construction > patching together > something patched together
réchauffé1805
hash-up1827
patch-up1898
society > occupation and work > industry > manufacturing processes > mending or repairing > [adjective] > designed to act as temporary repair
patch-up1904
1819 Metropolis (ed. 2) III. 178 He is returned from a patch up abroad.
1898 Westm. Gaz. 14 Dec. 1/3 We must avoid any speedy patch-up which would bring us to another letter of resignation twelve months hence.
1904 Westm. Gaz. 30 Sept. 2/1 The kind of patch-up policy which he would accept for the next election.
1967 Canad. Med. Assoc. Jrnl. 97 966/1 Those preoccupied with the present would only go to a doctor if they had a pain and then would want immediate relief (i.e. a pill or a ‘patch-up’).
1992 Canad. Woman Stud. Fall 64/1 The woman is advised to be patient and sent back after some kind of patch-up reconciliation.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2005; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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