ENGLISH DICTIONARY

Scratch-built

Definition & Meaning

Part of speech adjective

Quick meaning: Scratch-built is an adjective meaning Of a building: built ad hoc, with whatever materials are to hand, and often just from ground level.

Meaning

Of a building: built ad hoc, with whatever materials are to hand, and often just from ground level.

More Meanings

  1. Of a structure, e.g. a car, model or toy: built with minimal cost and at short notice, with rudimentary materials.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include scratch, jerry-built, jury-rigged, stonebuilt, scantlinged, makeshifty.

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