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

Added to drinking water at concentrations of around one part per million, fluoride ions stick to dental plaque.
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His life as a man is built around health insurance and tax services.
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He wore white gloves, a dignified long black coat, and matching pants and vest, and he carried a dark walking stick.
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After some animated debate at the conference, Lelaie declared, with some frustration, “If you push on the stick, you will fly.”
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You see, they always butter their chairs so that they won't stick fast when they sit down.
Davy and The Goblin|Charles E. Carryl
I was an Innkeeper, who loved to carouse; J was a Joiner, and built up a house.
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The jagged top and spurs of San Jacinto Mountain shone like the turrets and posterns of a citadel built of rubies.
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The private chapel, built out from the house on the side next Calne, had not been used for years and years.
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He hardly recognised himself, for, the foundations being shaken, all that was built upon them trembled too.
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