home-made
Britishadjective
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(esp of cakes, jam, and other foods) made at home or on the premises, esp of high-quality ingredients
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crudely fashioned
Example Sentences
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The company also said it would see $2 billion in revenue from a new home-made chip in fiscal years 2027 and 2028 combined, twice its previous estimate.
From Barron's • May 6, 2026
But the two young girls in Chimpelwa make their own fun on home-made swings.
From BBC • Jul. 25, 2025
In an old Welsh farmhouse a group of friends chatter and joke while tucking into a lunch of home-made soup and sourdough.
From BBC • Feb. 16, 2025
He added that he felt the home-made memorials attached to trees looked messy and cluttered.
From BBC • Mar. 26, 2024
The thing that mattered was the way Blount and Mick made of him a sort of home-made God.
From "The Heart is a Lonely Hunter" by Carson McCullers
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