Talk:tinker

Latest comment: 4 years ago by Equinox in topic Transitive?

Transitive?

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One of G. K. Chesterton's Father Brown stories mentions "the broken bureau-lock and tinkered window-pane". Does this imply a transitive sense of the verb? Equinox 13:35, 30 March 2016 (UTC)Reply

  Done Equinox 22:10, 14 September 2019 (UTC)Reply

Botcher, bungler; to botch or bungle

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Chambers 1908 also defines tinker as "a botcher or bungler" and "a botch or bungle", and (intransitive verb) "to make a botch or mess of anything". This seems to have broader application than merely attempting to mend an object. Equinox 22:09, 14 September 2019 (UTC)Reply

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