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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Alternatives to the sought-after glasses include a colander or home-made pinhole viewer.
From BBC ● Aug. 11, 2026
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
"We have the cutest little tree, our bed is all covered in little lights, I'd made a home-made wreath," said Mrs Poole.
From BBC ● Dec. 23, 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
They went home to a good Thanksgiving dinner of pot roast and home-made noodles and spent the afternoon listening to Papa reminisce how he had gone around Thanksgiving Day as a boy.
From "A Tree Grows in Brooklyn" by Betty Smith
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