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The Etymology of Tinker , with a Note on Tinker's Dam
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English Language Notes (2001) 39 (2): 10–12.
Published: 01 December 2001
... Plato, 95 [211a-212c]. 18 P lato . 19Plato, 107 [218d-219e], THE ETYMOLOGY OF TINKER, WITH A NOTE ON TINKER S DAM The OED states th at the origin o f tinker is uncertain, b u t re produces Dr. J o h n so n s assertion that the term derives from the verb tinkle, descriptive o f the sound m ade during...
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Selfless Love: Reading the Woman in Plato's Symposium 's Ideal Man
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English Language Notes (2001) 39 (2): 1–10.
Published: 01 December 2001
... produces Dr. J o h n so n s assertion that the term derives from the verb tinkle, descriptive o f the sound m ade during the repair of metalwork.1It is early attested as a trade or p ro p er nam e.2The form tinkler is fou n d in Scotland as early as 1175s and the term was also cu rren t in later Irish...
