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User_gary Posted 16 years ago
Vocabulary

Jury-rigged

"The survivors used jury-rigged fishing gear".

Could you please explain to me what the emboldened parts mean here? I have no more context though.

I guess "fishing gear" means a cloth worn by fisherman while going for fishing.
  

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org/wiki/Jury_rig User_gary fishing gear The equipment used in fishing. Rod, reel, net, line, etc. com /

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  • org/wiki/Jury_rig User_gary fishing gear The equipment used in fishing.
  • Rod, reel, net, line, etc.
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User_garyjury-rigged
refers to makeshift repairs or temporary contrivances

See this:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jury_rig
User_garyfishing gear
The equipment used in fishing. Rod, reel, net, line, etc.
See this for some pictu
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User_garyjury-rigged
Also jerry-rigged, by the way.

CJ
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Hi Jim,

Really? I've never heard 'jerry-rigged'.

Is it possible you are thinking of 'jerry-built' (which suggests poor quality, poor workmanship)?

Clive
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CliveIs it possible you are thinking of 'jerry-built'
No. www.m-w.com does relate the two, however, believing jerry-rigged (the term I've heard all my life -- not jury-rigged!) to be a combination of jerry-built and jury-rigged.
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Hi guys. Can "botch-up" substitute for "jerry-rigged"? Though, "jerry-rigged" I like more. Emotion: smile
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Hi,

I've never heard that in such a context, and it doesn't sound right to me.

Have a look at 'lash-up', which stresses temporary improvisation.

http://www.merriam-webster.com/netdict/lash-up

Clive
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FandorinCan "botch-up" substitute for "jerry-rigged"?
No.
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