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shoddy (iou) and Kobe (sh)


shoddy (iou)



shoddy noun & adjective. M19.
[Origin unkn.]
A. noun.
Shredded fibre of old woollen cloth; inferior cloth made partly from this. M19.
transf. & fig. Worthless material having the appearance of superior quality; anything of poorer quality than is asserted or appears. M19.
Any of the smaller stones at a quarry (usu. in pl.). Also, inferior coal. dial. rare. L19.
Reclaimed rubber. Now rare. L19.
Comb.: shoddy dropper Austral. & NZ slang a pedlar of cheap or falsely described clothing; a hawker; shoddy-hole a place in which rubbish is deposited, a dust-hole.
b. adjective.
Of a person: claiming an unjustified superiority, esp. in social station or influence. Now rare. M19.
Of a thing: worthless, having the appearance of superior quality; of poorer quality than is asserted or appears; trashy, shabby; poorly made. Also, pertaining to or dealing in goods of this kind. M19.
R. Macaulay I,..think bad, shallow shoddy work..damnable. R. Owen Russians seeking routine Health care face indifferent medical staff and shoddy facilities.
shoddily adverb L19.
shoddiness noun L19.
shoddyism noun (rare) shoddy principles and practices; pretentious and inferior quality: M19.
shoddyite noun (rare) a person characterized by shoddyism M19.

Kobe (sh)




City (pop., 2000 prelim.: 1,493,595), west-central Honshu, Japan.

It is situated on osaka Bay and occupies a narrow shelf of land between mountains and the sea. With neighbouring cities osaka and Kyoto, it is the centre of a major industrial zone. Until the Meiji Restoration it was only a fishing village, but it grew rapidly in the late 19th century. It was severely bombed during World War II and was entirely rebuilt after 1945. It suffered a major earthquake in 1995. Kobe is an important Japanese port and a centre of shipbuilding and steel production; it is the seat of Kobe University.