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T — Tide-waiter to Toddy (Part 8 of 12)

Tinker, v. a. Mend (as old pans, kettles, etc.), cobble, patch up, repair, vamp, put in repair.

Tinkle, v. n. Jingle, clink, ring.

Tinkle, n. See Tinkling.

Tinkling, n. Tinkle, jingle, jingling, clinking, tintinnabulation, ringing.

Tin-plate, n. Tin, tinned iron, white iron.

Tinsel, n. Frippery, finery, gewgaw, tawdriness, spangle, glitter, paste, pinchbeck, worthless ornament.

Tinsel, a. Showy, glittering, gaudy, specious, garish, flaunting, flashy, superficial, worthless.

Tinsmith, n. Tinner, tinman, worker in tin.

Tint, n. Tinge, color, hue, tincture, stain, dye, shade, grain.

Tint, v. a. Dye, stain, tinge.

Tintinnabulation, n. (Rare.) See Tinkling.

Tiny, a. Little, small, diminutive, minikin, pygmean, pygmy, puny, Liliputian, dwarfish.

Tip, n.

    1. End, point, extremity.
    2. Donation, gift, douceur.

Tip, v. a.

    1. Top, cap, put a point on.
    2. Tap, strike (lightly).
    3. Incline (to one end, as a cart), cant, tilt.

Tip, v. n. Lean, incline, tilt.

Tip over. (Active.) Overturn, turn over.

Tip over. (Neuter.) Fall over.

Tipple, v. n. Tope, guzzle, drink hard, be addicted to strong drink.

Tippled, a. See Tipsy.

Tippler, n. Toper, hard drinker.