caird
Americannoun
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a traveling tinker, especially a Romani.
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a wandering tramp or vagrant.
noun
Etymology
Origin of caird
First recorded in 1655–65; from Scots Gaelic ceard “tinker”; akin to Latin cerdō “workman,” Greek kerdṓ “cunning one”
Example Sentences
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But tho' his little heart did grieve When round the tinkler prest her, He feign'd to snirtle in his sleeve, When thus the caird address'd her: Air Tune—"Clout the Cauldron."
From Poems and Songs of Robert Burns by Robert Burns
It's queer to think," said Cosmo, "'at though we hae a' this siller, I maun tramp it the morn like ony caird.
From Warlock o' Glenwarlock by George MacDonald
Th' caird swingin' ... think there's hauf a p'int....
From The Brassbounder A Tale of the Sea by David W. Bone
Cruikshank's caird is a noble creature; his face and figure show him to be fully capable of doing and saying all that is above written of him.
From George Cruikshank by William Makepeace Thackeray
O Willy, I can caird an' spin, Sae ne'er can want for cleedin'; An' gin I hae my Willy's heart, I hae a' the pearls I'm heedin'.
From The Home Book of Verse — Volume 2 by Burton Egbert Stevenson
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