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Definition of Gimcracks
1. gimcrack [n] - See also: gimcrack
Lexicographical Neighbors of Gimcracks
Literary usage of Gimcracks
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Life and Times of Samuel Crompton: Inventor of the Spinning Machine by Gilbert James French, Robert Cole (1860)
""You have herewith a reversion of old gimcracks which by order of Mr. Yeo I am
directed to send to you. I most heartily wish Mr. Yeo better success than any ..."
2. London Past and Present: Its History, Associations, and Traditions by Henry B. Wheatley, Peter Cunningham (1891)
"Sir Hans Sloane contributed largely to the gimcracks and curiosities of'the
collection, and Vice-Admiral Munden, who had been long on the coast of Spain, ..."
3. Curiosities of London: Exhibiting the Most Rare and Remarkable Objects of by John Timbs (1868)
"Sir Hans Sloane, whose valet Salter had been, contributed s"tne of the refuse
gimcracks of his own collection; and Vice-Admiral Munden, who tad been long on ..."
4. Illustrated Sketches of Death Valley and Other Borax Deserts of the Pacific by John Randolph Spears (1892)
"We don't care much for gimcracks, but we're hell on grub. The gimcracks don't
stay by ye," as one said. ..."
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