sparepatch
nounUK /ˈspeə.pætʃ/
US /ˈsper.pætʃ/
A sparepatch is a little extra piece of cloth you keep to fix a hole in your clothes.
Mom sewed a sparepatch onto the knee of my jeans.
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OTHER MEANINGS
2. A small backup piece used to cover a worn spot on a tire or tube.
He glued a sparepatch over the puncture in his bike tire.
3. An extra section of material kept ready to replace a damaged part.
The tent came with a sparepatch in case it got torn.
4. A quick fix that covers a problem for a short time.
The new rule was just a sparepatch on a much bigger issue.