trinket

trinket is defined in Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (1913) with 4 senses. The full text of each entry is reproduced verbatim below.

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  1. 1.A knife; a cutting tool. Tusser.
  2. 2.A small ornament, as a jewel, ring, or the like.
  3. 3.A thing of little value; a trifle; a toy.
  4. 4.To give trinkets; hence, to court favor; to intrigue. [Obs.] South.

Source: Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).

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