"Laurence Payne" lpayne1NOSPAM@dslDOTpipexDOTcom wrote in message
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On Mon, 14 May 2007 12:04:28 +0100, "Keith G"
wrote:

No, that's Wrongipedia for 'botch' - bodge means making chair legs or
summat. See:

In the usage I know, "botch" is pejorative, it implies making a mess
of the job. "Bodge" is more neutral. "It's a bodge, but it's held up
very well." cf "Jury-rigged".

The woodworking derivation is interesting, but doesn't prove much :-)



Eau cointreau, a Bodger is/was 'real person' (ie existed once) - see:

http://www.bodgers.org.uk/


I'm surprised Pat *Turner* doesn't appear to know that.

Likewise, a 'sagger maker' is/was a real person (I have seen saggers
myself) - as was a 'sagger maker's bottom knocker'....

HTH