trinkum-trankum

名词 n.

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. A trinket. dialectal,obsolete,slang
    — 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 I don’t know what other trinkums trankums to prink herſelf up.

词形变化

trinkum-trankums plural

词源

Apparently a humorous alteration and reduplication of trinket, with Latinized ending.
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