jerry-build

jer·ry-build

[jer-ee-bild]
verb (used with object), jer·ry-built, jer·ry-build·ing.
to build cheaply and flimsily.

Origin:
1880–85; back formation from jerry-builder. See jerry2, build

jer·ry-build·er, noun
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jerry-build
 
vb , -builds, -building, -built
(tr) to build (houses, flats, etc) badly using cheap materials
 
'jerry-builder
 
n

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Jerry-build is always a great word to know.
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a fool or simpleton; ninny.
a calculus or concretion found in the stomach or intestines of certain animals, esp. ruminants, formerly reputed to be an effective remedy for poison.
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