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Määritelmät

Substantiivit

1. an itinerant tinsmith and mender of household utensils made of tin
2. (dated chiefly British and Irish, offensive) A member of the travelling community. A gypsy.
3. (usually with "little") A mischievous person, especially a playful, impish youngster.
4. Someone who repairs, or attempts repair on anything mechanical (tinkers) or invents.
5. The act of repair or invention.
6. (military, obsolete) A small mortar on the end of a staff.
7. Any of various fish: the chub mackerel, the silverside, the skate, or a young mackerel about two years old.
8. A bird, the razor-billed auk.

Verbit

1. To fiddle with something in an attempt to fix, mend or improve it, especially in an experimental or unskilled manner.
2. To work as a tinker.