Meaning of Makeshift | Babel Free

Definitions

1. A rogue; a shifty person.
   obsolete
2. A temporary (usually insubstantial) substitution.

Equivalents

Examples

“And I am not a model clergyman—only a decent makeshift.”

“Hoboism cannot be cured or prevented by makeshifts or by local measures and efforts, although community interest naturally is vital in dealing with a problem that comes home to every community.”

“Greene the coneycatcher, of this dream the author, / For his dainty devise deserveth the halter. / A rakehell, a makeshift, a scribbling fool; / A famous bayard in city and school: / Now sick as a dog, and ever brain-sick, / Where such a raving and desperate Dick?”

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