1910–1911
Britannica 11th
Encyclopaedia Britannica · 11th edition
TINKER, an itinerant mender of kettles, pots, pans, &c. The name means simply one who makes a tinkling sound as he mends the vessels, and the word is found as " tinkler " in the i6th century. From early times " tinkers " were looked on as vagabonds, and were so classed in the act of Elizabeth against vagrancy.
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