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shoddy

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shoddy
a yarn or fabric made from wool waste or clippings


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Within the Hellespont we saw where the original first shoddy contract mentioned in history was carried out, and the "parties of the second part" gently rebuked by Xerxes.
The Innocents Abroad by Twain, Mark View in context
Luckily, too, or else there would have been more shoddy reputations for first-rate seamanship.
The Mirror of the Sea by Conrad, Joseph View in context
But a shoddy lady writer and a journalist who had murdered his wife in the sight of God--they should enter no villa at his introduction.
A Room With A View by Forster, E. M. View in context
 
 
 
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