patching

English

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈpæ.t͡ʃɪŋ/
• Hyphenation: patch‧ing

Noun

patching (plural patchings)

1. The act of one who patches.
   • 1766, Oliver Goldsmith, The Vicar of Wakefield:

     […] 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.

Verb

patching

1. present participle and gerund of patch

Derived terms

• monkey-patching
• patching up, patching-up

Anagrams

• nightcap, night-cap, night cap