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† ˈtrankum Obs.
Also trancum.
[Altered form of trinkum, as in the reduplicated trinkum-trankum: perh. influenced by trangum. Chiefly used by Scott.]
A personal ornament; a trinket.
1819Blackw. Mag. V. 209 I'd be troubled to put on my trancums. 1822Scott Nigel xxi, Come, my good boy,..never mind these trankums. 1824― St. Ronan's xviii, That shawl must be had for Clara, with the other trankums of muslin and lace, and so forth. 1829― Doom Devorgoil iii. i, I had much ado To get these trankums on. |