A small mortar formerly used on the end of a staff, now superseded by the Coehorn. Also, a small mackerel.
·noun The chub mackerel. II. Tinker ·noun The razor-billed auk. III. Tinker ·noun A <<Skate>>. IV...
Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
Small mackerel. New England. ...
Dictionary of American Words And Phrases by John Russell Bartlett.