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Noun: tinker's dam
Usage: US, informal
  1. Something of little value
    "his promise is not worth a tinker's dam";
    - damn, darn, hoot, red cent [N. Amer], shucks, tinker's damn [US, informal]

Derived forms: tinker's dams

Type of: ineptitude, worthlessness

Encyclopedia: Tinker's dam

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