Screwery

noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 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."

Example

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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