patchery
1 of 2noun (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
A. C. Swinburnepatchery
2 of 2noun (2)
plural -es
obsolete
: roguery, knavery
Word History
Etymology
Noun (1)
patch entry 2 + -ery
Noun (2)
patch entry 3 + -ery