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"And the thread drift continues..."My understanding of a tinker is about 100 to 200 or more years ago there were people who scavenged and fixed pots and pans and tried to sell them house to house. The packs of articles, particularly pots and pans hung on the outside of the pack horse or cart would bang together, making "tinkling" sounds as they traveled. Because they were poor and had a reputation for bad repairs their wares "were not worth a tinker's damn"....
Now I have to go check Wickepedia to see if my memory is any good...lol.