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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Over her shoulder she said in a voice that wavered slightly: 'That was hard cheese, Wullie, but ye maun send her a cheerier-like caird next time.
From Wee Macgreegor Enlists by Bell, J. J. (John Joy)
An' I'll send the auld cat a caird wi' something nice on it, to please ye .
From Wee Macgreegor Enlists by Bell, J. J. (John Joy)
And Mysie, wha's clavering aunty Wud match her wi' Laurie the Laird, And learns the young fule to be vaunty, But neither to spin nor to caird.
From Library of the World's Best Literature, Ancient and Modern — Volume 3 by Mabie, Hamilton Wright
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 Stevenson, Burton Egbert
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 MacDonald, George
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