trinkum-trankum
trinkum-trankum noun: a trinket.
Noun
trinkum-trankum (plural trinkum-trankums)
- A trinket.
- But Toralva, having a long noſe, ſoon ſmelt his deſign, and then what does ſhe do, think ye, but comes after him bare-foot and bare-legg’d, with a pilgrim’s ſtaff in her hand, and a wallet at her back, wherein they ſay ſhe carry’d a piece of looking-glaſs, half a comb, a broken pot with paint, and...1749, Miguel de Cervantes Saavedra, translated by [Peter Anthony] Motteux, edited by [John] Ozell, The History of the Renowned Don Quixote de la Mancha. […], 8th edition, volume I, London: […]...
- I believe you may buy those trinkum, trankum ornaments for Mariane whenever you please.1798, [Joanna Baillie], A Series of Plays: In Which It Is Attempted to Delineate the Stronger Passions of the Mind. Each Passion Being the Subject of a Tragedy and a Comedy., London: […] T. Cadell...
- Synonyms:
- trittle trattle
Examples of trinkum-trankum in a sentence
- But, shaf o’ sec odd trinkum-trankums! / Thur hawf-witted varmen bang aw: / They’d freeten aul Nick, sud tey meet him— / A dandy’s just fit for a show!1820, Robert Anderson, The Poetical Works of Robert Anderson, Author of “Cumberland Ballads,” &c. […], volume II, Carlisle: […] B. Scott...
- […] cheap gun shops, trinkum-trankum shops; […]1842 January, [John Fisher Murray], “The World of London. Part VIII. Foreigners in London.”, in Blackwood’s Edinburgh Magazine, volume LI...
Synonyms of trinkum-trankum
Forms of trinkum-trankum
| plural | trinkum-trankums |
|---|---|
| alternative form | trinkum |
Origin of trinkum-trankum
Pseudo-Latinism, derived from a humorous reduplication of trinket with Latin -um.
Questions about trinkum-trankum
- What does trinkum-trankum mean?
- Trinkum-trankum means a trinket.
- How do you use trinkum-trankum in a sentence?
- But, shaf o’ sec odd trinkum-trankums! / Thur hawf-witted varmen bang aw: / They’d freeten aul Nick, sud tey meet him— / A dandy’s just fit for a show!
- What part of speech is trinkum-trankum?
- Trinkum-trankum is a noun.
- What is the plural of trinkum-trankum?
- The plural of trinkum-trankum is trinkum-trankums.
Words near trinkum-trankum in the dictionary
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