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TINKER'S DAM
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Dictionary entry overview: What does tinker's dam mean?
• TINKER'S DAM (noun)
The noun TINKER'S DAM has 1 sense:
1. something of little value
Familiarity information: TINKER'S DAM used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Something of little value
Classified under:
Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects
Synonyms:
damn; darn; hoot; red cent; shit; shucks; tinker's dam; tinker's damn
Context example:
not worth shucks
Hypernyms ("tinker's dam" is a kind of...):
ineptitude; worthlessness (having no qualities that would render it valuable or useful)
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