whim-wham
See also: whimwham
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Noun
whim-wham (plural whim-whams)
- (obsolete) A whimsical object; a trinket.
- 1640, John Fletcher, James Shirley, The Night Walker, or The Little Thief, 1750, The works of Francis Beaumont and John Fletcher, Volume 2, page 101,
- They′ll pull ye all to pieces for your Whim-whams,
- Your Garters and your Gloves,
- 1640, John Fletcher, James Shirley, The Night Walker, or The Little Thief, 1750, The works of Francis Beaumont and John Fletcher, Volume 2, page 101,
- A whim or fancy.
- 1807 April 18, “Anthony Evergreen” (Washington Irving), Salmagundi, or The Whim-whams and Opinions of Launcelot Langstaff, Esq. & Others, No. VIII, 1834, The Complete Works of Washington Irving in One Volume, page 35,
- And trust me, gentlefolk, his are the whim-whams of a courteous gentleman full of most excellent qualities ; honourable in his disposition, independent in his sentiments, and of unbounded good-nature, as may be seen through all his works.
- 1807 April 18, “Anthony Evergreen” (Washington Irving), Salmagundi, or The Whim-whams and Opinions of Launcelot Langstaff, Esq. & Others, No. VIII, 1834, The Complete Works of Washington Irving in One Volume, page 35,