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Definition of Tinkering
1. n. The act or work of a tinker.
Definition of Tinkering
1. Verb. (present participle of tinker) ¹
2. Noun. An act of tinkering; an experimental fix or change. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Tinkering
1. tinker [v] - See also: tinker
Lexicographical Neighbors of Tinkering
Literary usage of Tinkering
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Dictionary of National Biography by Leslie Stephen (1885)
"The unhappy result of this tinkering of the original design was that numerous
subsequent antiquaries were victims of the deception. ..."
2. The Journal of Jurisprudence by Law Library Microform Consortium (1879)
"though continual tinkering at Acts of Parliament is much to be deprecated, yet
this bill appears to be intended to obviate an omission in what was itself ..."
3. The United Service (1903)
"tinkering WITH OFFICERS' NAMES. [From the Note Book of a Veteran.] A QUESTION,
recently raised, as to the right of any person to change a name except ..."
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