A person who makes a living by mending pots and other metal household utensils, esp. on an itinerant basis; a tinker. Also (chiefly derogatory): a…
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释义 | society > occupation and work > worker > workers according to type of work > manual or industrial worker > mender > [noun] > of pots, kettles, etc. (6) tinkler?c1214 A person who makes a living by mending pots and other metal household utensils, esp. on an itinerant basis; a tinker. Also (chiefly derogatory): a… tinker1243 A person who makes a living by mending pots and other metal household utensils, esp. on an itinerant basis. Now chiefly historical. prig1567 cant. A tinker. Obsolete. rare. kettler1604 One who mends or repairs kettles, a tinker. Obsolete. kettleman1629 †(a) ? = kettler, n.; (b) (also kettle man) one who attends to a kettle in various industries. ting-tang1633 Apparently: (a name for) a tinker (tinker, n.1 1a). In quot. perhaps as a more general term of contempt. Obsolete. rare. |
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