Emily Dickinson Lexicon

BOTCH, v.t.

1. To mend or patch with a needle or awl, in a clumsy manner, as a garment; to mend or repair awkwardly, as a system of government. – Hudibras.
2. To put together unsuitably, or unskillfully; to make use of unsuitable pieces. For treason botched in rhyme will be thy bane. – Dryden.
3. To mark with botches. Young Hylas botched with stains. – Garth.