Cairds
or Jockeys. Gipsy tribes. Halliwell tells us “Caird” in
Northumberland = tinker, and gipsies are great menders of pots and
pans. (Irish, ceard, a tinker; Welsh, cordd, art or
craft.)
“Donald Caird's come again.” Popular Song.
Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer, 1894 More on Cairds from Fact Monster:
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