modge

/ (mɒdʒ) /

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, modgk, modheb, modicum, modif., modificand
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