Might mean (unverified): Construct quickly using low-quality materials.
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  1. jerrybuild: Wiktionary
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Definitions from Wiktionary (jerrybuild)

verb:  (transitive) To assemble a project in a hasty, sloppy manner, especially using cheap, inferior or improvised materials.
verb:  To assemble a structure in such an unsafe manner that it is doomed to collapse.
verb:  To repair a structure in a sloppy or unsafe manner.

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