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tinker


  5  definitions  found 
 
  From  Webster's  Revised  Unabridged  Dictionary  (1913)  [web1913]: 
 
  Silversides  \Sil"ver*sides`\,  n.  (Zo["o]l.) 
  Any  one  of  several  species  of  small  fishes  of  the  family 
  {Atherinid[ae]},  having  a  silvery  stripe  along  each  side  of 
  the  body.  The  common  species  of  the  American  coast  ({Menidia 
  notata})  is  very  abundant.  Called  also  {silverside},  {sand 
  smelt},  {friar},  {tailor},  and  {tinker}. 
 
  {Brook  silversides}  (Zo["o]l.),  a  small  fresh-water  North 
  American  fish  ({Labadesthes  sicculus})  related  to  the 
  marine  silversides. 
 
  From  Webster's  Revised  Unabridged  Dictionary  (1913)  [web1913]: 
 
  Tinker  \Tink"er\,  n.  [From  {Tink},  because  the  tinker's  way  of 
  proclaiming  his  trade  is  to  beat  a  kettle,  or  because  in  his 
  work  he  makes  a  tinkling  noise.  Johnson.] 
  1.  A  mender  of  brass  kettles,  pans,  and  other  metal  ware. 
  ``Tailors  and  tinkers.''  --Piers  Plowman. 
 
  2.  One  skilled  in  a  variety  of  small  mechanical  work 
 
  3.  (Ordnance)  A  small  mortar  on  the  end  of  a  staff. 
 
  4.  (Zo["o]l.) 
  a  A  young  mackerel  about  two  years  old 
  b  The  chub  mackerel. 
  c  The  silversides. 
  d  A  skate.  [Prov.  Eng.] 
 
  5.  (Zo["o]l.)  The  razor-billed  auk. 
 
  From  Webster's  Revised  Unabridged  Dictionary  (1913)  [web1913]: 
 
  Tinker  \Tink"er\,  v.  t.  [imp.  &  p.  p.  {Tinkered};  p.  pr  &  vb 
  n.  {Tinkering}.] 
  To  mend  or  solder,  as  metal  wares;  hence  more  generally,  to 
  mend. 
 
  From  Webster's  Revised  Unabridged  Dictionary  (1913)  [web1913]: 
 
  Tinker  \Tink"er\,  v.  i. 
  To  busy  one's  self  in  mending  old  kettles,  pans,  etc.;  to 
  play  the  tinker;  to  be  occupied  with  small  mechanical  works 
 
  From  WordNet  r  1.6  [wn]: 
 
  tinker 
  n  1:  someone  who  is  employed  to  repair  broken  things  [syn:  {mender}] 
  2:  small  mackerel  found  nearly  worldwide  [syn:  {chub  mackerel}, 
  {Scomber  japonicus}] 
  v  :  do  random,  unplanned  work  or  activities  [syn:  {putter},  {mess 
  around},  {potter},  {monkey},  {monkey  around},  {muck 
  around}] 




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