4
mender
4
muck about(verb, expression, phrasal verb)
4
play with(verb, expression, phrasal verb)
4
puddle(verb, play, fool, idle, interfere)
3
cobble
3
dally
3
darn
3
fiddle with
3
fool around(verb, expression, make, play, idle)
3
handyman(noun, person, individual, maintenance, worker)
3
interfere(verb, make, play, alter, fool)
3
mend
3
muck around(verb, expression, phrasal verb, play, loiter)
3
patch
3
patch up(verb, phrasal verb, restoration)
3
repairer
3
repairman
3
tinkerer
2
chub mackerel(noun, expression, idiom)
2
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