Botch
Bible Usage:
- botch used twice.
- First Reference: Deuteronomy 28:27
- Last Reference: Deuteronomy 28:35
Dictionaries:
- Included in Eastons: Yes
- Included in Hitchcocks: No
- Included in Naves: Yes
- Included in Smiths: No
- Included in Websters: Yes
- Included in Strongs: Yes
- Included in Thayers: No
- Included in BDB: Yes
Strongs Concordance:
- H7822 Used 2 times
The name given in Deuteronomy 28:27, 35 to one of the Egyptian plagues (Exodus 9:9). The word so translated is usually rendered "boil" (q.v.).
See Boil
Boil
BOTCH, noun [Eng.patch.]
1. A swelling on the skin; a large ulcerous affection.
BOTCHes and blains must all his flesh imboss.
2. A patch, or the part of a garment patched or mended in a
clumsy manner; ill-finished work in mending.
3. That which resembles a botch; a part added clumsily; adventitious or ill-applied words.
If those words are not notorious botches, I am deceived.
BOTCH, verb transitive To mend or patch with a needle or awl, in a clumsy manner, as a garment; to mend or repair awkwardly, as a system of government.
1. To put together unsuitable, or unskillfully; to make use of unsuitable pieces.
For treason botched in rhyme will be thy bane.
2. To mark with botches.
Young Hylas botched with stains.
BOTCH'ER, noun A clumsy workman at mending of old clothes, whether a tailor or cobbler.
BOTCH'Y, adjective Marked with botches; full of botches.