caird

[ kaird; Scot. keyrd ]

/ kɛərd; Scot. keɪrd /

noun Scot.

a traveling tinker, especially a gypsy.

a wandering tramp or vagrant.

Nearby words

cainite, caino-, cainogenesis, cainotophobia, cainozoic, caird, caird coast, cairene, cairn, cairn terrier, cairngorm

Origin of caird

1655–65; < Scots Gaelic ceard tinker; akin to Latin cerdō workman, Greek kerdṓ cunning one

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Examples from the Web for caird

But of the tenor of these thoughts he said nothing; yet Mrs. Caird was satisfied.
Playing With Fire|Amelia Edith Huddleston Barr
Stephen made no effort to keep him, though he would have liked Saidee's messenger to be seen by Caird.
The Golden Silence|C. N. Williamson and A. M. Williamson
This is a criticism to which Cohen, Caird, and Riehl lay themselves open.
A Commentary to Kant's 'Critique of Pure Reason'|Norman Kemp Smith
As Vaihinger, Caird, and Adamson have shown, such an interpretation is at complete variance with the actual text.
A Commentary to Kant's 'Critique of Pure Reason'|Norman Kemp Smith

He thought he had not been looking for her visit, but Mrs. Caird could have told him a different story.
Playing With Fire|Amelia Edith Huddleston Barr

British Dictionary definitions for caird

caird

/ (kɛəd, Scottish kerd) /

noun

Scot obsolete a travelling tinker; vagrant

Word Origin for caird

C17: from Scottish Gaelic; related to Welsh cerdd craft

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