Screwery
noun
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Definitions
Noun
- 1 an act of screwing uncountable
"It had been haphazard, that screwery. Ann had said she had had enough of mischief and carelessness but couldn't bear to injure her family."
Synonyms
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More examples"It had been haphazard, that screwery. Ann had said she had had enough of mischief and carelessness but couldn't bear to injure her family."
Etymology
From screw + -ery.
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