■ noun
1》 an itinerant mender of pots, kettles, etc.
2》 Brit., chiefly derogatory a Gypsy or other person living in an itinerant community.
3》 Brit. informal a mischievous child.
4》 an act of ~ing with something.
■ verb ( ~ with ) attempt in a casual manner to repair or improve.
Phrases
not give a ~'s curse (or cuss or damn ) informal not care at all.
Derivatives
~er noun
Origin
ME (first recorded in Anglo-Latin as a surname): of unknown origin.