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Word: Tinker
Speech Type: Noun
Middle English (first recorded in Anglo-Latin as a surname): of unknown origin
ˈtɪŋkə
(especially in former times) a person who makes a living by travelling from place to place mending pans and other metal utensils.
Short Definition:person who makes living by travelling from place to place mending metal utensils
a mischievous child
Short Definition:mischievous child
Examples:- little tinkers, we were
an act of attempting to repair something.
Short Definition:act of attempting to repair something
Word: Tinker
Speech Type: Verb
ˈtɪŋkə
attempt to repair or improve something in a casual or desultory way
Short Definition:attempt to repair or improve something in casual or desultory way
Examples:- he spent hours tinkering with the car
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