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First published 1974 (SND Vol. IX).
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Quotation dates: 1896
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†TRITTLE-TRATTLE, n. comb. In pl.: nick-nacks, cheap, tawdry articles.Kcb. 1896 Crockett Grey Man ii.:
At the fair I had spent all my silver, buying of trittle-trattles at the lucky-booths and about the market-stalls.
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