caird
[kaird; Scot. keyrd]
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noun Scot.
a traveling tinker, especially a gypsy.
a wandering tramp or vagrant.
Origin of caird
1655–65; < Scots Gaelic ceard tinker; akin to Latin cerdō workman, Greek kerdṓ cunning one
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Historical Examples of caird
And see Mary and all the lave have their hands as black as a caird's.'
Two Penniless PrincessesCharlotte M. Yonge
Mr. Caird gave me a striking instance of such a case in Scotland.
More Letters of Charles DarwinCharles Darwin
But in any case Mr. Caird's amendment was promptly negatived.
The Life of Florence Nightingale vol. 1 of 2Edward Tyas Cook
The dinner and the evening were all that Mrs. Caird intended.
Playing With FireAmelia Edith Huddleston Barr
"Then it is just as well his father did not stay to hear it," replied Mrs. Caird.
Playing With FireAmelia Edith Huddleston Barr
caird
noun
Word Origin for caird
C17: from Scottish Gaelic; related to Welsh cerdd craft
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