In a message dated 2/5/2001 8:47:11 AM Eastern Standard Time,
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> Actually I think the term is "jury-rigged" and has something to do
> with sailing vessels.
I was just told about this site on the origins of words -- it's great for
these kinds of questions.
Here's the link for "jury-rigged" --
http://www.worldwidewords.org/qa/qa-jur1.htm
and for "Dutchman" -- http://www.worldwidewords.org/qa/qa-dut1.htm
Julep