knutselen — meaning in English

English meaning

• cobble noun A rounded stone, roughly fist-sized, traditionally used to pave streets.
• tinker noun A traveling mender of pots, pans, and other metal household items.

Senses

knutselen is used for these senses in English:

• cobble (transitive) To assemble in an improvised way.
• scrimshaw (intransitive) To make a handicraft of scrimshaw. [from early 19th c.]
• tinker (ambitransitive) To fiddle with something in an attempt to fix, mend or improve it, especially in an experimental or unskilled manner.

cobble — full definition

1. noun A rounded stone, roughly fist-sized, traditionally used to pave streets.
2. verb To put something together quickly or roughly, often from whatever is available.

tinker — full definition

1. noun A traveling mender of pots, pans, and other metal household items.
2. verb To fiddle or experiment with something in an amateur, exploratory way, trying to fix or improve it.

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