a solid material which is typically hard, shiny, malleable, fusible, and ductile, with good electrical and thermal conductivity (e.g. iron, gold, silver, and aluminium, and alloys such as steel)
I sold £1.5m worth of Meckle this year, (Swings Dick) so what? yeah? ahh?
Verb ("To mackle"), English Midlands dialect. To mend hurriedly in a makeshift way, or to assemble an inferior product out of scrap materials.
Hugh mackled a boat together from old bits of wood. Somehow it looks less seaworthy than his homemade rowing machine. Despite that, he's still more useful than a Paper Driver.