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Definition of Tinkler
1. n. A tinker.
Definition of Tinkler
1. Noun. (UK dialect) A tinker. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Tinkler
1. one that tinkles [n -S] - See also: tinkles
Lexicographical Neighbors of Tinkler
Literary usage of Tinkler
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine (1829)
"The Douglas he was forced to laugh, Till down his cheek the salt tears ran ; "
I think the deevil be come here In the likeness of a tinkler man. ..."
2. A Library of Poetry and Song: Being Choice Selections from the Best Poets by William Cullen Bryant (1874)
"quo' the tinkler lad ; " I shall have a skelp at them and thee." "You are not
horsed," quo tin' Lord Douglas, " And no remorse this w "Mine'sa right good ..."
3. Reports of Cases Ruled and Determined at Nisi Prius: In the Court of Common by Great Britain Court of Common Pleas (1818)
"tinkler and Others. THIS was an action for the repair of a ship. ... The question
was, whether tinkler was liable to the repairs. It was in evidence that he ..."
4. The University Geological Survey of Kansas: Reports by Kansas Geological Survey (1899)
"The tinkler deposit covers an area of twelve acres, and lies close to the surface
with ... A number of years after the discovery of the tinkler gypsum area, ..."
5. The University Geological Survey of Kansas by Erasmus Haworth, Kansas Geological Survey (1899)
"tinkler DEPOSIT AT GYPSUM CITY. The tinkler deposit covers an area of twelve acres,
... A number of years after the discovery of the tinkler gypsum area, ..."
6. The Book of Scottish Ballads: A Comprehensive Collection of the Most by Alexander Whitelaw (1875)
"And they flew up^n the tinkler*wight, Like perfect tigers on their ... The tinkler
tied them neck and heel, And mony я biting ji-st gave he; ..."
7. A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames: With Special American Instances by Charles Wareing Endell Bardsley (1901)
"tinkler, of which it is a variant. Tindal, Tindall, Tindale, Tindell,Tindle ...
tinkler for North- English form. Travelling pedlars were so called because ..."
8. Common Bench Reports: Cases Argued and Determined in the Court of Common Pleas by James Manning, Great Britain Court of Common Pleas, Thomas Colpitts Granger, John Scott, Great Britain Court of Exchequer Chamber (1856)
"tinkler is Pollock; nor is it noticed in not cited cither in Abbott on the American
editions of Ab- Shipping or in Maude & bott by Dr. Story. ..."
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