Meanings (ES + gloss)
amañar • cacharrear • trastear
To fiddle with something in an attempt to fix, mend or improve it, especially in an experimental or unskilled manner.
As in much of biology, the most satisfying truths in ecology derive from manipulative experimentation. Tinker with nature and quantify how it responds.
the broken bureau-lock and tinkered window-pane
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