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That with which one makes shift; a temporary expedient.

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  1. n. That with which one makes shift; a temporary expedient.
  2. adj. done or made using whatever is available
  3. n. something contrived to meet an urgent need or emergency
  4. That with which one makes shift; a temporary expedient. James Mill. I am not a model clergyman, only a decent makeshift. G. Eliot.
  5. That with which one makes shift; a temporary expedient. JamesMill.I am not a model clergyman, only a decent makeshift. G. Eliot.
  6. j:100 n. something contrived to meet an urgent need or emergency