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Definition of Gimcreck

Gim"crack` (?), n. [OE., a spruce and pert pretender, also, a spruce girl, prob. fr. gim + crack lad, boaster.] A trivial mechanism; a device; a toy; a pretty thing. Arbuthnot.

- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

GIMCRACK, or JIMCRACK. A spruce wench; a gimcrack
also means a person who has a turn for mechanical
contrivances.
- The Devil's Dictionary (Ambrose Bierce)

  • showy but of poor quality; worthless
- The Nuttall Encyclopedia

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