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- noun Plural form of
tinker . - verb Third-person singular simple present indicative form of
tinker .
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Examples
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Talking to the tinkers was a great idea, Rob thought.
A Small Death in the Great Glen A. D. Scott 2010
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It would be well if one or two pot makers, that is to say tinkers, should come.
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Many Irish Travelers, once known as tinkers, moved to the U.S. to escape the potato famine.
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Many Irish Travelers, once known as tinkers, moved to the U.S. to escape the potato famine.
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What about these quotes Iain - if not racist we could have the debate about "tinkers" being a race then pretty prejudicial.
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Another section are workers in metal, such as tinkers and brass-founders; a third work in wood, and perform various duties connected with the building trade; but a large proportion are still vagabonds and thieves, who infest the country, and are a nuisance to the honest peasants and labourers.
Roumania Past and Present James Samuelson
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It takes its name, not as might be supposed from one of the aborigines, but from a small variety of mackerel known to fishermen as "tinkers," which used to be seined off the main head-land in large quantities.
A Romantic Young Lady Robert Grant 1896
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Four hundred and sixty mackerel, besides about twenty "tinkers," was a big fare for that season; but when this fish bite they make a business of it and an expert in the art may catch from forty to sixty in a minute.
The Coming Wave The Hidden Treasure of High Rock Oliver Optic 1859
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In one corner stands a portable furnace, such as tinkers use to melt their spelter; charcoal and dry chips fill it, so that a spark would suffice to kindle this furnace in a minute.
The Wandering Jew — Complete Eug��ne Sue 1830
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In one corner stands a portable furnace, such as tinkers use to melt their spelter; charcoal and dry chips fill it, so that a spark would suffice to kindle this furnace in a minute.
The Wandering Jew — Volume 01 Eug��ne Sue 1830
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