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tinker
verb(tin-ker)
to work in the manner of a tinker; especially : to repair, adjust, or work with something in an unskilled or experimental manner : fiddle
tinker
verb(tin-ker)
to repair, adjust, or experiment with
tinker
noun(tin-ker)
a usually itinerant mender of household utensils
tinker
noun(tin-ker)
an unskillful mender : bungler
tinker
noun(tin-ker)
romany
tinker
noun(tin-ker)
a minimum amount or degree (as of care)
tinker
idiom(tin-ker)
to be interested in or concerned about something —used in negative statements
tinker
idiom(tin-ker)
be good, valuable, or important enough for (something/someone) —used in negative statements

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