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 Ting.Tintag’el or Tintag’il. 
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E. Cobham Brewer 1810–1897. Dictionary of Phrase and Fable. 1898.
 
Tinker.
 
The man who tinks, or beats on a kettle to announce his trade. John Bunyan (1628–1688) was called The inspired Tinker.)   1
 


 Ting.Tintag’el or Tintag’il. 

 
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