baling wire
noun
: wire originally designed to bind bales of hay or straw : haywire
… were secured … by baling wire twisted through the padlock hasps.—Robert A. Caro
—often used figurativelyInjury-riddled Michigan State might be considered a powerhouse, except its team is being held together with chewing gum and baling wire.—Lynn Zinse
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