caird
/kɛrd/
noun
- A traveling tinker or craftsman, especially in Scotland or Ireland, who repairs metal items.
- The caird set up his small forge by the village green to mend pots and pans.
- My grandmother remembered a caird coming to her farm every spring to sharpen the tools.
- In old Scottish tales, a caird was often a wandering metalworker who traveled from town to town.