Not an improvement over something; not nearly as good as something; much worse than.

A piece of cloth, or other suitable material, sewed or otherwise fixed upon a garment to repair or strengthen it, especially upon an old garment to cover a hole.

To mend by sewing on a piece or pieces of cloth, leather, or the like / To mend with pieces; to repair by fastening pieces on. / To make out of pieces or patches, like a quilt.

plural of patch

Third-person singular simple present indicative form of patch

Having been repaired with a patch or patches.

simple past tense and past participle of patch

A surname.

plural of patching

The act of one who patches.