jury-rigging

present participle of jury-rig
as in patching (together)
to make or assemble roughly or hastily we jury-rigged shelves out of cartons and crates until we could afford real furniture

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“Jury-rigging.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/jury-rigging. Accessed 30 Dec. 2024.

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