society > occupation and work > industry > manufacturing processes > mending or repairing > [verb (transitive)] > mend pots, kettles, etc. (2)
transitive. To mend, solder, rivet, or (rarely) make (a pot or pan), as a tinker. Also intransitive.
transitive. To mend (an item of metalware) as a tinker. More generally: to mend (any material object) in a clumsy, imperfect, or makeshift way…