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Overhaul :: Overhaul (v. t.) To haul or drag over; hence, to turn over for examination; to inspect; to examine thoroughly with a view to corrections or repairs..

Recover :: Recover (v. t.) To make good by reparation; to make up for; to retrieve; to repair the loss or injury of; as, to recover lost time..

Patch :: Patch (v. t.) To make of pieces or patches; to repair as with patches; to arrange in a hasty or clumsy manner; -- generally with up; as, to patch up a truce..

Overhauling :: Overhauling (n.) A strict examination with a view to correction or repairs.

Repair :: Repair (v. i.) To return.

Ramshackle :: Ramshackle (a.) Loose; disjointed; falling to pieces; out of repair.

Reparable :: Reparable (a.) Capable of being repaired, restored to a sound or good state, or made good; restorable; as, a reparable injury..

Vamp :: Vamp (v. t.) To provide, as a shoe, with new upper leather; hence, to piece, as any old thing, with a new part; to repair; to patch; -- often followed by up..

Repairable :: Repairable (a.) Reparable.

Imping :: Imping (n.) The process of repairing broken feathers or a deficient wing.

Murenger :: Murenger (n.) One who had charge of the wall of a town, or its repairs..

Betterment :: Betterment (n.) An improvement of an estate which renders it better than mere repairing would do; -- generally used in the plural.

Remedy :: Remedy (n.) To apply a remedy to; to relieve; to cure; to heal; to repair; to redress; to correct; to counteract.

Patch :: Patch (n.) A piece of cloth, or other suitable material, sewed or otherwise fixed upon a garment to repair or strengthen it, esp. upon an old garment to cover a hole..

Doctor :: Doctor (v. t.) To treat as a physician does; to apply remedies to; to repair; as, to doctor a sick man or a broken cart..

Careen :: Careen (v. t.) To cause (a vessel) to lean over so that she floats on one side, leaving the other side out of water and accessible for repairs below the water line; to case to be off the keel..

Earthbag :: Earthbag (n.) A bag filled with earth, used commonly to raise or repair a parapet..

Repair :: Repair (n.) Condition with respect to soundness, perfectness, etc.; as, a house in good, or bad, repair; the book is out of repair..

Scurvy :: Scurvy (n.) A disease characterized by livid spots, especially about the thighs and legs, due to extravasation of blood, and by spongy gums, and bleeding from almost all the mucous membranes. It is accompanied by paleness, languor, depression, and general debility. It is occasioned by confinement, innutritious food, and hard labor, but especially by lack of fresh vegetable food, or confinement for a long time to a limited range of food, which is incapable of repairing the waste of the system. It

Gridiron :: Gridiron (n.) An openwork frame on which vessels are placed for examination, cleaning, and repairs..

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