tinker

[tin·ker]

Do random, unplanned work or activities or spend time idly

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A mender of brass kettles, pans, and other metal ware.

Noun
small mackerel found nearly worldwide

Noun
a traveling repairman who mends broken things (such as metal household utensils)

Noun
an itinerant Gypsy

Noun
a person who enjoys fixing and experimenting with machines and their parts

Verb
try to fix or mend; "Can you tinker with the T.V. set--it''s not working right"; "She always fiddles with her van on the weekend"

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Verb
do random, unplanned work or activities or spend time idly; "The old lady is usually mucking about in her little house"

Verb
work as a tinker or tinkerer

n.
A mender of brass kettles, pans, and other metal ware.

n.
One skilled in a variety of small mechanical work.

n.
A small mortar on the end of a staff.

n.
A young mackerel about two years old.

n.
The chub mackerel.

n.
The silversides.

n.
A skate.

n.
The razor-billed auk.

v. t.
To mend or solder, as metal wares; hence, more generally, to mend.

v. i.
To busy one's self in mending old kettles, pans, etc.; to play the tinker; to be occupied with small mechanical works.

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'94l.) (a) A young mackerel about two years old. (b) The chub mackerel. (c) The silversides. (d) A skate. [Prov. Eng.] 5. (Zo'94l.) The razor-billed auk.

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.

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.

A mender of brass kettles, pans, and other metal ware.

To mend or solder, as metal wares; hence, more generally, to mend.

To busy one's self in mending old kettles, pans, etc.; to play the tinker; to be occupied with small mechanical works.

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Usage Examples

At the very end of a book I can manage to work for longer stretches, but mostly, making stuff up for three hours, that's enough. I can't do any more. At the end of the day I might tinker with my morning's work and maybe write some again. But I think three hours is fine.

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Other Usage Examples

Stone walls confine a tinker cold iron binds a witch but a musician's music can never be fettered, for it lives first in her heart and mind.