patching

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English

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Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈpæ.t͡ʃɪŋ/
  • Hyphenation: patch‧ing

Noun

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patching (plural patchings)

  1. The act of one who patches.
    • 1766, Oliver Goldsmith, The Vicar of Wakefield:
      [] all this is not neatness, but frippery. These rufflings, and pinkings, and patchings, will only make us hated by all the wives of our neighbours.

Verb

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patching

  1. present participle and gerund of patch

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