- (n.) A small mortar on the end of a staff.
- (n.) A young mackerel about two years old.
- (n.) The chub mackerel.
- (n.) One skilled in a variety of small mechanical work.
- (v.i.) To busy one's self in mending old kettles, pans, etc.; to play the tinker; to be occupied with small mechanical works.
- (n.) The silversides.
- (n.) A mender of brass kettles, pans, and other metal ware.
- (n.) The razor-billed auk.
- (n.) A skate.
- (v.t.) To mend or solder, as metal wares; hence, more generally, to mend.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
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