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makeshift

ma·kes·hift

UK/ˈmeɪkˌʃɪft/ US/ˈmeɪˌkʃɪft/ uncommon obsolete
adjective (1) noun (1)

adjective

1.

done or made using whatever is available

  • “crossed the river on improvised bridges”
  • “the survivors used jury-rigged fishing gear”
  • “the rock served as a makeshift hammer”
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Origin

Deverbal from make shift. First appears c. 1554, in the publications of H. Hilarie.

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