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TINKER
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SOURCE: Occupation
USAGE: English
Meaning & History
Occupational name for a "mender of kettles, pots, pans". The name could derive from the tinking sound made by light hammering on metal. It is possible that the word comes from the word tin, the material with which the tinker worked.
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