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someone fixing things by feel, half genius, half guesswork, fully refusing to read the manual
old tradeTraveling menders who repaired pots and pans
slur rootsOnce a derogatory term for Irish Travellers
toy connectionTinkertoy construction sets named for the trade
tinker's damnA phrase meaning utterly worthless
verb lifeTo tinker means fiddling without a plan