jerry-build
verb (used with object)
to build cheaply and flimsily.
jerry-builder
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a word derived from
jerry-build.
Example Sentences
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No, for when the retired jerry-builder, who was also churchwarden, meeting the parson after service, made the enquiry in a sepulchral and sympathising stage-whisper, he met with a very unconcerned answer in the negative.
From Golden Face A Tale of the Wild West by Bertram Mitford
He had begun life as a small jerry-builder at Golder's Green, and had ended it a millionaire and a knight.
From Mademoiselle of Monte Carlo by William Le Queux
The house was not old, but it had been run up by a jerry-builder and its constitution had no stamina whatever.
From The Way of All Flesh by Samuel Butler
I have not made speculative purchases of land, I am not booming a generous jerry-builder.
From Without Prejudice by Israel Zangwill
The jerry-builder had had no part in putting up the solid, well-constructed walls which stood firm against winter storms and winds, and were no less a protection from the torrid heat of a Philadelphia summer.
From Our Philadelphia by Elizabeth Robins Pennell
