A swelling on the skin; a large ulcerous affection. Botches and blains must all his flesh imboss.

A patch, or the part of a garment patched or mended in a clumsy manner; ill-finished work in mending.

That which resembles a botch; a part added clumsily; adventitious or ill-applied words. If those words are not notorious botches, I am deceived.

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.

To put together unsuitable, or unskillfully; to make use of unsuitable pieces. For treason botched in rhyme will be thy bane.

To mark with botches. Young Hylas botched with stains.