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Jerry-builder. World English Historical Dictionary Dictionary Biographies Literary Criticism Welcome Terms of Service ⧏ Previous Next ⧐ Contents Slice Contents Key Bibliographic Record Murray’s New English Dictionary. 1901, rev. 2025. Jerry-builder [Origin not ascertained.

1   That jerry-builder and jerry-built originated in some way from the name Jerry is probable; but the statement made in a letter to the newspapers in Jan. 1884, that they commemorate the name of a building firm on the Mersey, has on investigation not been confirmed. The earliest example yet found is that of jerry-built 1869.]

2   A speculating builder who ‘runs up’ unsubstantially built houses of inferior materials.

3 1881.  Young, Every Man his own Mechanic, 536. It is unfortunately too often the habit of builders—or rather jerry builders—to use the worst possible description of bricks.

4 1886.  Besant, Childr. Gibeon, II. xvii. The jerry-builder walks there alone and wonders how long his houses are likely to stand.

5 1890.  Guardian, 15 Oct., 1605/1. Even Norman Cathedrals reveal the ‘jerry builder.’

6   So Jerry-build v. trans., to build unsubstantially and of bad materials; Jerry-building, the speculative building of houses, etc., of bad materials and unsubstantial workmanship.

7 1885.  J. E. C. Munro, Legal Posit. Landlords & Tenants, 164. To put an end to the jerry building.

8 1890.  Sir N. Barnaby, in Daily News, 15 Nov., 6/2. As to jerry-building of the ships…. He would say that anything in the nature of jerry-building was absolutely impossible at any dockyard in the United Kingdom.

9 1893.  G. Allen, in Westm. Gaz., 19 Dec., 2/1. It takes half a year to jerry-build a dingy street.

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