2 definitions by Morningwood Cottage
An amateur builder who chooses materials that are stronger than necessary because he doesn't have the training to find out what is really needed.
That idiot Acker bought 2x8 roof joists when 2x6's would have been plenty strong. Polish engineering !
by Morningwood Cottage October 2, 2017
A Bartleby is a person who is hired for a job, shows up to work every day, but refuses to actually do the job. From the short story "Bartleby, the Scrivener, a Story of Wall Street" by Herman Mellville.
That new salesman turned out to be a Bartleby, he hasn't made a sales call in the 3 months since he started.
by Morningwood Cottage March 31, 2016