stick-built
[ stik-bilt ]
/ ˈstɪkˌbɪlt /
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adjective (of a house or other structure)
built piece-by-piece at the construction site, as opposed to factory-built.
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Origin of stick-built
First recorded in 1835–45
Words nearby stick-built
stick, stick around, stick at, stick-at-it-ive, stickball, stick-built, stick by, stick down, sticker, sticker price, sticker shock
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