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trin⋅ket

  [tring-kit]
–noun
1. a small ornament, piece of jewelry, etc., usually of little value.
2. anything of trivial value.
–verb (used without object)
3. to deal secretly or surreptitiously.
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Origin:
1525–35; orig. uncert.
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trin·ket   (trĭng'kĭt)   
n.  

  1. A small ornament, such as a piece of jewelry.

  2. A trivial thing; a trifle.


[Origin unknown.]
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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trinket 
1533, of unknown origin. Evidently a dim. form, perhaps related to trick.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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