cold patch

1 of 2

noun

1

: a mixture of crushed stone and bituminous binder that may be used cold for mending pavement

2

: a rubber patch cemented without vulcanizing to a pneumatic-tire tube

cold-patch

2 of 2

transitive verb

: to repair with a cold patch

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Transitive verb

cold patch

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