E. Cobham Brewer 1810–1897. Dictionary of Phrase and Fable. 1898.
Beaumontague [pronounce bo-montaig].
Bad work, especially ill-fitting carpenter’s work; literary padding; paste and scissors literature; so called from putty used by carpenters, etc., for filling up cracks and bad joinery. German, teig, dough; and Emile Beaumont, the geologist (1798–1851), who also gives his name to “Beaumontite.”
