stick-built
Americanadjective
Etymology
Origin of stick-built
First recorded in 1835–45
Example Sentences
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A UBS study found that switching from traditional stick-built walls to modular open wall panels can cut waste by 20% and could increase operating profit by $6,175 per home.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 3, 2026
In 2024, the company’s goal is to erect 30 stick-built, tiny homes.
From Seattle Times • May 23, 2024
Unlike homes built on site, Abramson said factory-built homes don't require nearly as much on-site labor and don't face the project cost-escalations common to "stick-built" houses.
From Reuters • Nov. 7, 2023
I loved them—loved their vibrant colors, their anachronistic stick-built architecture of flower boxes and dormer windows, in a dusty, forgotten town of stucco and trailers.
From The New Yorker • Nov. 5, 2018
There was a confusion of bird calls, sand-hill cranes were everywhere; in some cases with five stick-built nests in a single water-killed tree.
From Through the Grand Canyon from Wyoming to Mexico by Kolb, E. L. (Ellsworth Leonardson)
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