caird

caird

 (kârd)
n. Scots
An itinerant tinker.

[Scottish Gaelic ceard, tinker, smith, from Old Irish cerd, artisan, skill.]
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caird

(kɛəd; Scottish kerd)
n
obsolete Scot a travelling tinker; vagrant
[C17: from Scottish Gaelic; related to Welsh cerdd craft]
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