Noun: tinker's dam
Usage: US, informal
Usage: US, informal
- Something of little value
"his promise is not worth a tinker's dam";
- damn [informal], darn [informal], hoot [informal], red cent [N. Amer, informal], shucks [informal], tinker's damn [US, informal]
Derived forms: tinker's dams
Type of: ineptitude, worthlessness
Encyclopedia: Tinker's dam