tinkers
plural of tinker
tinkers
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of tinker
• Inkster, Kinters, Kirsten, Kistner, Kristen, reknits, skinter, stinker, striken
Source: Wiktionary
Tink"er, n. Etym: [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)
Definition: A small mortar on the end of a staff.
4. (Zoöl.) (a) A young mackerel about two years old. (b) The chub mackerel. (c) The silversides. (d) A skate. [Prov. Eng.]
5. (Zoöl.)
Definition: The razor-billed auk.
Tink"er, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Tinkered; p. pr. & vb. n. Tinkering.]
Definition: To mend or solder, as metal wares; hence, more generally, to mend.
Tink"er, v. i.
Definition: To busy one's self in mending old kettles, pans, etc.; to play the tinker; to be occupied with small mechanical works.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
28 April 2024
(adjective) of or relating to an inheritable character that is controlled by several genes at once; of or related to or determined by polygenes
Contrary to popular belief, coffee beans are not technically beans. They are referred to as such because of their resemblance to legumes. A coffee bean is a seed of the Coffea plant and the source for coffee. It is the pit inside the red or purple fruit, often referred to as a cherry. Just like ordinary cherries, the coffee fruit is also a so-called stone fruit.
