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tinker
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[ˈtɪŋkə], (Noun)
Definitions:
- (especially in former times) a person who makes a living by travelling from place to place mending pans and other metal utensils
- a mischievous child
(e.g: little tinkers, we were)
- an act of attempting to repair something
Phrases:
- not give a tinker's cuss
Origin
:
Middle English (first recorded in Anglo-Latin as a surname): of unknown origin
[ˈtɪŋkə], (Verb)
Definitions:
- attempt to repair or improve something in a casual or desultory way
(e.g: he spent hours tinkering with the car)
Phrases:
- not give a tinker's cuss
Origin
:
Middle English (first recorded in Anglo-Latin as a surname): of unknown origin
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