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[Eng. patch; -ery.] Botchery: bungling work; hypocrisy. "Here is such patchery , such juggling, and such knav ery!" -Shakesp.: Troilus and Cre ida , ii. 3. pătch'-ing, pr . par ., a. & s. [PATCH, v.] A. & B. As pr . par . & particip . adj .: (See the (La Plata). It bears also the alternative Peso Duro, and Hard Dollar. Originally it was worth $1.00 but is now represented by paper currency valued at about half that sum. 2. A gold coin of Uruguay worth about $1.00. păt-a-coôn', păt-ta-coôn', s . [Sp.] The same as PATACA (1). "I do not see how she could support a war long to any purpose if Castile were quiet, unles souldiers would be contented to take cloves and pepper-corns for pat taco ones and pistoles."- Howell , bk. ii., let. 18. păt-æ-cus, 8. [Gr. hoi Pataikoi =Phoenician deities of strange dwarfish shape, whose images formed the figure-heads of Phoenician ships.] Ichthy.: A genus of Blenniide, with three species, from the south and west of Australia. Body oblong, elevated anteriorly; snout short, with subvertical anterior profile; dorsal fin, with anterior spines strong and long, continuous with the caudal; ventrals none; gill-openings wide. pa-tăg-i-um ( pl. pa-tăg-1-a), s. [Lat. = a gold edging or border on the tunic of a Roman lady.] Patæcus Fronto. Comp. Anat.: A membrane extending along the sides of the body in the Flying Lemur, Flying Squirrels, and some other animals. It is capable of expansion, so as to act as a kind of parachute, supporting the animal in its leaps from branch to branch or from tree to tree. Păt-a-gō-ni-an, a. & s. [See def.] A. As adj.: Of or pertaining to Patagonia or its inhabitants. B. As subst.: A native of Patagonia. Patagonian-cavy, s. Zool.: Dolichotis patachonica, a genus of Caviide, somewhat resembling the Agouti, but with very long ears and a stumpy tail. The fur is dense and crisp, gray on upper part of head and body, rusty yellow on flanks, white on chin, throat, and belly; rump black, with a white band immediately above the tail. Habitat, Patagonia as far south as 48°, extending northward to Mendoza. Patagonian-province, s . Zool .: A province established for the purpose of systematically recording the distribution of mollusca. It extends from Santa Catharina, south of the tropic, to Melo. (S. P. Woodward .) Patagonian sea-lion, s. Zool.: Otaria jubata , Cook's Otary. Capt. Cook reports having met with individuals from twelve to fourteen feet in length, and from eight to ten in girth. Those taken of late years do not approach this size; but enormous skulls are often found scattered on the beach. The young are deep chocolate color, the female grayish, the old males of a rich brown, the flippers in all being darker than the body color. [OTARY.]