TRINKET

trinket. Trinket, n. a toy, thing of small value, trifle

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Trin″ket (?), n. [[F. trinquet foremast, also, a certain sail, trinquette a triangular sail, or Sp. trinquete triangular.]] (Naut.) A three-cornered sail formerly carried on a ship's foremast, probably on a lateen yard. Sailing always with the sheets of mainsail and trinket warily in our hands. Hakluyt.