10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «TRINKUM»
Discover the use of
trinkum in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to
trinkum and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Transactions of the Philological Society: 1865
... my cousin Campley has £2,000 a year.' ”-—1702. Sir R. Steel, The Funeral, Act
ii., Sc. 2. TRINGUM-TRANGUM, sb. a whim, a maggot. Grose's Class. Diet. of the
V.T. TRINKUM-TRANKUM, sb. D. “But, shaft“ 0' sec odd trinkum-trankums!
Philological Society (London),
1865
2
Asiatic Journal and Monthly Register for British and Foreign ...
Trinkum Garvey de man,” said one; “ Garvey brass trinkum do man,“ roared
another; whilst Mr. Dobbs, in a tremendous fury (why I knew not), and stamping
like a madman, sung out, “ Chop and string your goosey, and be d——d to you all
.
3
The Asiatic journal and monthly register for British and ...
Trinkum Garvey de man," said one ; " Garvey brass trinkum de man," roared
another; whilst Mr. Dobbs, in a tremendous fury (why I knew not), and stamping
like a madman, sung out, " Chop and string your goosey, and be d d to you all."
These ...
4
The interdict [by I. Steward].
strutting on it, with one of every trinkum in the pawn-broker's forenent you, stuck
upon her." I hastened down stairs ; my aunt, observing that Helen " looked like a
ghost," pressed her to the breakfast she scarcely touched herself, and scolded
me ...
"Trinkum Garvey de man," said one; " Garvey brass trinkum de man," roared
another; whilst Mr. Dobbs, in a tremendous fury (why I knew not), and stamping
like a madman, sung out, " Chop and string your goosey, and be d d to you all."
These ...
6
The Asiatic Journal and Monthly Miscellany
Trinkum Garvey de man," said one ; " Garvey brass trinkum de man," roared
another; whilst Mr. Dobbs, in a tremendous fury (why I knew not), and stamping
like a madman, sung out, " Chop and string your goosey, and be d d to you all."
These ...
7
The English dialect dictionary
Sp. (1892) 136. w.Cor. Common (nae). Hence Trinkum-trankums, sb. pl. trinkets,
gewgaws; useless finery or fallals. Also used allrib. ' Ayr. Trinkum-trankum
flowers and feathcrs, GALT Ami. Parish (1821) xii. Cum. Shaff 0' sec trinkum
trankums, ...
8
Tait's Edinburgh Magazine
Ye'll better just flit bag and baggage, hinny, if yon bonny bird-cage will hold all
your trinkum- trankums," said Marion humorously. " Y'e beg for this easy-cheyre,
and that ottoman ; and this dwarf book-case, and that wark-table: never a muckle
...
William Tait, Christian Isobel Johnstone,
1841
9
Westmoreland and Cumberland Dialects: Dialogues, Poems, ...
But shaf o' sec odd trinkum-trankums ! Thur hawf-witted varmen bang aw, They'd
freeten aul Nick sud t'ey meet him— A dandy's just fit for a show. I neist tuik a
glow'r 'mang the boutchers, An' gleymt at their lumps o' fat meat, They've aw maks
...
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The Spirit of the English Magazines
In the course of the same evening the old gentleman came into our parlor with an
ill-put-on pleasantry of manner, and said to Mr. Winsom and me, that he had
brought with him some old useless trinkum-trankums of silver plate, that he
wished ...