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from The Century Dictionary.

  • noun A carriage somewhat similar to a gig or chaise.
  • noun A piece of work done in a careless way; a botch.
  • noun A dialectal form of clutch.
  • To close up with any adhesive substance.
  • To daub with lime.
  • To finish (a piece of work) in a careless and hurried way; botch.
  • noun Anything thrown for the purpose of daubing.
  • noun Mire raked together into heaps on streets or roadsides.

from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.

  • noun (Scot. & Dial. Eng.) A soft or sloppy lump or mass.
  • noun Anything put together or made in a careless or slipshod way; hence, a sluttish or slipshod woman.
  • verb Scot. To daub or smear, as with lime; to make or finish in a slipshod way.

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