单词 | tinker |
释义 | tinker n. & v. --n   1. an itinerant mender of kettles and pans etc.   2. Sc. & Ir. a gypsy.   3. colloq. a mischievous person or animal.   4. a spell of tinkering.   5. a rough-and-ready worker. --v   1. intr. (foll. by at, with) work in an amateurish or desultory way, esp. to adjust or mend machinery etc.   2. a intr. work as a tinker. b tr. repair (pots and pans). Derivatives tinkerer n. Etymology: ME: orig. unkn. |
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