patching
noun
- administer an eyepatch
Wiktionary
Pronunciation: /ˈpæ.t͡ʃɪŋ/
noun
- The act of one who patches.
“[…] all this is not neatness, but frippery. These rufflings, and pinkings, and patchings, will only make us hated by all the wives of our neighbours.”
verb
- present participle and gerund of patch