tinker

Definitions

1. 1.One skilled in a variety of small mechanical work.
2. 2.(Ordnance) A small mortar on the end of a staff.
3. 3.(Zoöl.) (a) A young mackerel about two years old. (b) The chub mackerel. (c) The silversides. (d) A skate. [Prov. Eng.]
4. 4.(Zoöl.) The razor-billed auk.
5. 5.To mend or solder, as metal wares; hence, more generally, to mend.
6. 6.To busy one's self in mending old kettles, pans, etc.; to play the tinker; to be occupied with small mechanical works.

Source: Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).

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