GNU Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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  1.       
gimcrack (?), n. [OE., a spruce and pert pretender, also, a spruce girl, prob. fr. gim + crack lad, boaster.] A trivial mechanism; a device.  Arbuthnot.

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    2. A toy; a pretty thing; an ornamental object of no great value.

    Syn. -- trinket, gewgaw, knickknack, tchotchke.

    [WordNet 1.5  +PJC]

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