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First published 2002 (DOST Vol. XI).
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Trinket(t)ing, vbl. n. Also: trinkitting, trincketing, trinquet(t)ing. [Trinket v.] The action of scheming, intriguing, meddling or suborning, or an instance of this. —(1) 1645 Baillie II 294.
If there was any trinketting here with the king, it seems the evidence of it was in that box 1646 Baillie II 412.
The king, all his lyfe, hes loved trinketting naturally and is thought to be much in that action now with all parties, for the imminent hazard of all c1680 Mackenzie Affairs 247.
This Act Sir Andrew subscrib'd, but prevail'd with the council to refuse it; till at last the lords, finding his trinquetting in this affair, threaten'd to decide against the town 1669 Reg. Privy C. 3 Ser. III 638.
Trinketing 1673 Lauder Notices Affairs I 78.
Menacing, brybery, and other indirect courses and trinketing 1677 M. P. Brown Suppl. Decis. III 288.
This was very hard and strict usage, considering the pregnant concurring qualifications of trinqueting and base indirect deeling 1679 Fountainhall Decis. I 44.
He craved a re-examination of the witnesses, there being much trincketing alledged therein 1689 Reg. Privy C. 3 Ser. XIII 430.
If any thing appear of their trinkitting or acting against the present government —(2) 1672 Lauder Notices Affairs I 52.
His wodset may … engrosse that wholle estate by his … dishonest trinquetings