What does patching mean?
Patching means The act of one who patches..
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/ˈpæ.t͡ʃɪŋ/ · noun
The act of one who patches..
[…] all this is not neatness, but frippery. These rufflings, and pinkings, and patchings, will only make us hated by all the wives of our neighbours.
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Patching means The act of one who patches..
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[…] all this is not neatness, but frippery. These rufflings, and pinkings, and patchings, will only make us hated by all the wives of our neighbours.
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