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tinker 1. (esp formerly) a travelling mender of pots and pans 2. Scot and Irish another name for a Gypsy 3. any of several small mackerels that occur off the North American coast of the Atlantic How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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So, after having paid their score, the messenger, with the Tinker striding beside his nag, started back to Nottingham again. This dialogue was held between the two men who had surprised the burglars, and a travelling tinker who had been sleeping in an outhouse, and who had been roused, together with his two mongrel curs, to join in the pursuit. As I drew nearer to them, trying to propitiate the tinker by my looks, I observed that the woman had a black eye. |
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