buttonfixing
nounUK /ˈbʌtənˌfɪksɪŋ/
US /ˈbʌtənˌfɪksɪŋ/
The act of sewing a button back onto clothes.
Grandma did some buttonfixing on my coat before school.
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2. A small kit or set of tools used to repair buttons.
She keeps a buttonfixing kit in her desk drawer.
3. The job or service of repairing buttons for customers.
The dry cleaner offers buttonfixing for a small fee.
4. A temporary solution that holds something together for a short time.
The tape was just buttonfixing until the real repair could be done.