tinker's cuss
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of tinker's cuss
First recorded in 1815–25
Example Sentences
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O "Englishman in Paris," do not think That I refer to your amusing book; I write of those who do not care "a tinker's cuss" for look!
From Project Gutenberg
"I don't give a tinker's cuss either way, son," Abramovich told the Italian.
From The Guardian
"He was called vermin by a Cabinet Minister and told he did not matter a tinker's cuss."
From Time Magazine Archive
The Vatican, like Communist leaders, doesn't care a tinker's cuss for the individual; it is interested only in extending its tyranny over the minds of men.
From Time Magazine Archive
You dress swell and don’t amount to a tinker’s cuss, yet you’re happy all day long.
From Project Gutenberg
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