Home › Words › P › patchwordpatchwordpatchword · noun — A word inserted for the sake of meter.Definition from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).Among words judged in Lexicurio's Arena, patchword ranks #3,379 of 42,820 for Qualifying.EtymologyFrom patch + word.nounA word inserted for the sake of meter.Definitions & examples from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).