BOTCH, noun [Eng.patch.] 1. A swelling on the skin; a large ulcerous affection. BOTCHes and blains must all his flesh imboss. 2. A patch, or the part of a garment patched or mended in a clumsy manner; ill-finished work in mending. 3. That which resembles a botch; a part added clumsily; adventitious or ill-applied words. If those words are not notorious botches, I am deceived. BOTCH, verb transitive To mend or patch with a needle or awl, in a clumsy manner, as a garment; to mend or repair awkwardly, as a system of government. 1. To put together unsuitable, or unskillfully; to make use of unsuitable pieces. For treason botched in rhyme will be thy bane. 2. To mark with botches. Young Hylas botched with stains.
Source: Webster's 1828 American Dictionary ↗ · public-domain · returned verbatim, no AI