pre|fab

pre|fab
pre|fab «PREE FAB», noun, verb, -fabbed, -fab|bing, adjective. Informal.
–n.
something prefabricated, especially a house: »

Its scattering of prefabs and trailers and barracks, indeed gave the appearance of being at the edge of the civilized world (New Yorker).

–v.t.
= prefabricate. (Cf.prefabricate)
–adj.
= prefabricated. (Cf.prefabricate)
[American English, short for prefabricate]

Useful english dictionary. 2012.

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