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jerry-builder
CIDE DICTIONARY
jerry-builder, n. [Prob. fr. the proper name Jerry, familiar form of Jeremiah.].
A professional builder who erects cheap dwellings of poor materials and unsubstantial and slovenly construction. [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
OXFORD DICTIONARY
jerry-builder, n. a builder of unsubstantial houses with poor-quality materials.
Derivative
jerry-building n. jerry-built adj.
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