shoddiness
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shoddiness
the property of weakness by virtue of careless construction -
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shoddiness
the quality of being cheaply imitative of something better
After a delay earlier this month, MnDOT finally moved the historic Shoddy Mill and warehouse buildings from Oak Park Heights to Stillwater on Wednesday. minnesota.publicradio.org
A Trip Into Glastonbury's Past At Shoddy Mill. courant.com
Although Shoddy Mill Open Space took a hit from a summer microburst, the trails have recovered and make a good autumn jaunt. courant.com
It's appropriate that Travis Atria and Collin Whitlock, of Beatles cover band The Shoddy Beatles, would make an R&B … Continue reading. rock104.com
Move delayed for Shoddy buildings. twincities.com
Shoddy Mill and Warehouse were packed up in preparation for a Nov 7 move that has been postponed. twincities.com
Plans to move the historic Shoddy Mill and Warehouse in Oak Park Heights have been delayed. twincities.com
Photographer harshly criticized for ' shoddy ' Olympic portraits. ltv.com
A set of portraits of American Olympians has generated negative feelings in the photography community because of an "amateur" and " shoddy " look that some think was intentional. ltv.com
Lenox Hill Newborns Receive Shoddy Care Due To 'Beyonce' Rooms. michronicleonline.com
Court validates concerns on EPA's scientifically shoddy approach. lj.net
HOUSTON – The Texans' shoddy defense is helpless against Tony Romo's accurate right arm. blog.mysanantonio.com
State rarely revokes contractors' licenses who don't pay fines for shoddy work. khou.com
The relocation of Shoddy Mill and Warehouse cost $1.2 million -- too much, some say. startribune.com
The Shoddy Mill warehouse sat on a trailer recently after its move to Stillwater. startribune.com
Struck by 'shoddy,' and not by 'shells,' And not by shot, our brave ones fall. "The Continental Monthly, Vol. 2 No 4, October, 1862" by
Woollen rags of good quality contain 12.7 per cent of nitrogen; woollen cuttings about 14; and what is called shoddy only 5.5 per cent. "Elements of Agricultural Chemistry" by
Was life less controllable than a shoddy polo pony? "The Dark Tower" by
But that was even less excuse for shoddiness. "The Weakling" by
I was tired of the shoddiness of the entire shoddy situation. "The Prairie Child" by
Her old shoddy shawl hid her rough hands, red from the day's work, but they were working nervously. "Jennie Gerhardt" by
Around it group contractors, jobbers, shoddy, and all kinds of other social impurities. "Diary from November 12, 1862, to October 18, 1863" by
He'll trade for fishing worms, if she has any, and then perhaps get more than his shoddy goods are worth. "A Forest Hearth: A Romance of Indiana in the Thirties" by
Romance is sterling, but Romanticism is shoddy. "A Manual of the Art of Fiction" by
The fraud and demoralization of the thing they call "shoddy" has settled down upon our social life everywhere. "Phemie Frost's Experiences" by
Shall do it o'er my lifeless body.
I heartily invite such birds
To come outside and say those words!
Brother, as I the body !
Shall we not glut our lust
On these wretches whom Fate hath hurled
To a hell of jesus and shoddy,
Dung and ethics and dust ?
His wool wus sorter shoddy;
His courage wus a poorish sort,
It hadn't got no body.
An' when he see'd old Spense, he shook
Es ef he'd see'd his gran'ma's spook.
And smocks and caps like pirates that sailors once did use,
And high sea-boots and oilskins and tarry dungaree,
And shoddy suits men sold them when they came fresh from sea.