2. Verb. (third-person singular of tinker) ¹
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Definition of Tinkers
1. tinker [v] - See also: tinker
Lexicographical Neighbors of Tinkers
Literary usage of Tinkers
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Irish Lyrics and Ballads by James Bernard Dollard (1917)
"For I shall never see beyond Those hills that shimmer in the sun, Tho' my sad
heart with yearning fond Would follow where the tinkers run. ..."
2. The Past in the Present: What is Civilization? by Arthur Mitchell (1881)
"The occupants of the 'Wick caves are the people commonly known by the name of
tinkers. They are so called because they work chiefly in tinned iron. ..."
3. A Dictionary of Slang, Jargon & Cant: Embracing English, American, and Anglo by Albert Barrère, Charles Godfrey Leland (1890)
"Do you know the tinkers' tongue ? " Thatch (popular), a person's hair ; well
thatched, with a good head of hair. Also a straw hat. That-side (pidgin), there ..."
4. Pennsylvania Archives by Pennsylvania Dept. of public instruction, Pennsylvania State Library (1890)
""TOM THE tinkers" NOTICE TO JOHN REED. MR. SCULL: I am under the necessity of
requesting you to put the following in your nest paper. ..."
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