[TMC] FS: Refurbished GPR-90

WA5CAB at cs.com WA5CAB at cs.com
Thu Nov 10 09:15:57 EST 2005


Hmm.  Wonder whether it is from "botch" or vice versa?

In a message dated 11/10/2005 1:40:32 AM Central Standard Time, 
mack at melbpc.org.au writes: 
> 'Bodged','bodgie' are quite widely used here in Australia. I looked it 
> up in my Maquarie (Australian) dictionary:
> 
> [Obs, Brit. bodge, to patch or mend clumsily]
> 
> MIL gear seems to attract bodgers...
> 
> John Mackesy VK3XAO
> 
> 
> WA5CAB at cs.com wrote:
> 
> >I think it's probably Canodian, eh.  :-)
> >
> >In a message dated 11/9/2005 8:49:55 PM Central Standard Time, 
> w9ran at oneradio.net writes:
> >
> >>>"bodged"
> >>
> >>
> >>Definitely a word that ought have a more prominent place in the 
> boatanchorist vocabulary!

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