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- Copyright
- Copyright © 2001 Regents of the University of Colorado
- ISSN
- 0013-8282
- eISSN
- 2573-3575
- DOI
- 10.1215/00138282-39.2.10
- Publisher site
- See Article on Publisher Site
Abstract
10 E nglish L an g u a g e N otes 10 Dover, 16. 11 P lato, The Symposium, 52-53 [184d-186a]. 12 P lato, 54 [186a-187c], 13 P lato , 57 [187c-188e]. 14 P lato , 58 [ 1 8 8 e -1 9 0 b ], 15 P lato, 65 [192e-193e], 10 P lato, 72 [ 19 7 d -1 9 8 d ]. 17 P lato, 95 [211a-212c]. 18 Plato. 19 P lato , 107 [218d-219e], TH E ETYMOLOGY OF TINKER, W ITH A N O T E O N TIN K E R ’S D A M T h e OED states th a t th e o rig in o f tinker is u n c e rta in , b u t re p ro d u c e s Dr. J o h n s o n ’s a ssertio n th a t th e te rm derives fro m th e v erb tinkle, descriptive o f th e s o u n d m a d e d u rin g th e re p a ir o f m etalw ork.1 It is early a tte s
Journal
English Language Notes – Duke University Press
Published: Dec 1, 2001