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home-made

British  

adjective

  1. (esp of cakes, jam, and other foods) made at home or on the premises, esp of high-quality ingredients

  2. crudely fashioned

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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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

They are home-made - one says "focus" and the other says "reset" - and they form a small part of Bell's rapid development from promising youngster to attack leader in the space of three years.

From BBC Oct. 1, 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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