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caird (kerd, kārd)

noun

Scot. a wandering tinker, vagrant, gypsy, etc.

Etymology: < Gael ceard, a tinker < IE base *kerd-, skillful, clever > Gr kerdos, profit, L cerdo, handicraftsman, ON horskr, wise

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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