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trinkum-trankums

trinkum-trankums is the plural of trinkum-trankum.

Meaning of trinkum-trankum

Noun

trinkum-trankum (plural trinkum-trankums)

  1. (dialectal, obsolete, slang) 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: […]...
    Synonyms:
    trittle trattle

Questions about trinkum-trankums

What is trinkum-trankums the plural of?
Trinkum-trankums is the plural of trinkum-trankum.

Words near trinkum-trankums in the dictionary

  1. trinkling
  2. trinkly
  3. trinks
  4. trinkum
  5. trinkum-trankum
  6. trinkum-trankums
  7. trinkums
  8. Trinneer
  9. Trinnetta
  10. Trinnettas
  11. Trinnick

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