modge
/ (mɒdʒ) /
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verb
(tr) Midland English dialect to do shoddily; make a mess of
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Word Origin for modge
C20: perhaps a variant of mudge to crush (hops)
Words nearby modge
modest, Modesto, modesty, modesty panel, MODFET, modge, modicum, modif., modificand, modification, modificatory
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Example sentences from the Web for modge
They said that one Daniel Modge wanted one of the seats, but Southampton might arrange for the other.
Henry VIII.|A. F. Pollard