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   jerry-built

   /ˈdʒɛrɪbɪlt/

   adjective

   • 1. badly or hastily built with materials of poor quality.

   Word Origin mid 19th century: origin unknown; sometimes said to be from the name of a firm of builders in Liverpool, or to allude to the walls of Jericho, which fell down at the sound of Joshua's trumpets (Josh. 6:20).

   Derivatives

   • 1. jerry-builder noun
   • 2. jerry-building noun

   Scrabble Points: 22

   • J

     8

   • E

     1

   • R

     1

   • R

     1

   • Y

     4

   • -

   • B

     3

   • U

     1

   • I

     1

   • L

     1

   • T

     1

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