[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