Originally Posted by
Bah Humbug
I believe "jury-rigged" is the same category of thing as "cut the mustard" (instead of muster, as is correct) that sounds close but is not the real saying. Unless we're discussing an actual jury.
Nope.
"Jerry-rigged" is a bastardization of "jerry-built" and "jury-rigged". Jury-rigged goes back at least to the 18th Century.
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