“tinker's”

The following 5 entries include the term tinker's.

tinker's damn

noun

: a minimum amount or degree (as of care)

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tinker's curse

noun

: tinker's damn

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tinker's root

noun

: feverroot

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give a tinker's damn

phrase

: to be interested in or concerned about something —used in negative statements

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worth a tinker's damn

phrase

: be good, valuable, or important enough for (something/someone) —used in negative statements

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