Source: The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
Botch \Botch\, n.; pl. Botches. [Same as Boss a stud. For
senses 2 & 3 cf. D. botsen to beat, akin to E. beat.]
1. A swelling on the skin; a large ulcerous affection; a
boil; an eruptive disease. [Obs. or Dial.]
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Botches and blains must all his flesh emboss.
--Milton.
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2. A patch put on, or a part of a garment patched or mended
in a clumsy manner.
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3. Work done in a bungling manner; a clumsy performance; a
piece of work, or a place in work, marred in the doing, or
not properly finished; a bungle.
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To leave no rubs nor botches in the work. --Shak.
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