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noun • a person who enjoys fixing and experimenting with machines and their parts • formerly a person (traditionally a Gypsy) who traveled from place to place mending pots and kettles and other metal utensils as a way to earn a living • small mackerel found nearly worldwide verb • do random, unplanned work or activities or spend time idly • work as a tinker or tinkerer • try to fix or mend | ||||||||
22% | 8 | Creature is around, is around and is around no more? | ||||||
noun • any of numerous extinct terrestrial reptiles of the Mesozoic era | ||||||||
21% | 8 | Aces around, Kings around, and Queens around are common melds | ||||||
noun • a card game played with a pack of forty-eight cards (two of each suit for high cards); play resembles whist | ||||||||
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