"botchwork" meaning in English

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Noun

Etymology: botch + work Etymology templates: {{compound|en|botch|work}} botch + work Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} botchwork (uncountable)
  1. Inferior and shoddy work. Tags: uncountable
    Sense id: en-botchwork-en-noun-63oD36-B Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

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          "text": "Dilettanteism presupposes art as botchwork does handicraft; and the Dilettante holds the same relation to the artist that the botcher does to the craftsman. From handicraft the way is open to rise in art but not from botchwork.",
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