transcription, транскрипция: [ noun ]
also tinker's dam -ˈdam
Etymology: probably from the tinkers' reputation for blasphemy
Date: 1839
: a minimum amount or degree (as of care)
didn't give a tinker's damn about poetry — James Blish
transcription, транскрипция: [ noun ]
also tinker's dam -ˈdam
Etymology: probably from the tinkers' reputation for blasphemy
Date: 1839
: a minimum amount or degree (as of care)
didn't give a tinker's damn about poetry — James Blish
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary. Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster. 2003