tinkering

from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
Tinker \Tink"er\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Tinkered}; p. pr. & vb.
   n. {Tinkering}.]
   To mend or solder, as metal wares; hence, more generally, to
   mend.
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from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
Tinkering \Tink"er*ing\, n.
   The act or work of a tinker.
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from Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0
23 Moby Thesaurus words for "tinkering":
      coquetry, dabbling, dalliance, dallying, fiddling, flirtation,
      fooling, fooling around, idling, jerking off, kidding around,
      loitering, messing around, monkeying, monkeying around, piddling,
      playing, playing around, pottering, puttering, smattering, toying,
      trifling

    

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