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BESTICK
Etymology
Verb
bestick (third-person singular simple present besticks, present participle besticking, simple past and past participle bestuck)
(transitive) To stick on the surface of; cover over.
(transitive) To pierce in various places; pierce through and through.
Source: Wiktionary
Be*stick", v. t. [imp. & p. p. Bestuck; p. pr. & vb. n. Besticking.]
Definition: To stick over, as with sharp points pressed in; to mark by infixing points or spots here and there; to pierce. Truth shall retire Bestuck with slanderous darts. Milton.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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IMPROVISED
(adjective) 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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