trim-tramn.adj.

/ˈtrɪmˈtram/

Forms: Also 1800s dialect trin tran.

Etymology: In I. apparently a reduplication with vowel variation of trim adj.; in II. and III., apparently whimsical applications of I.; but perhaps distinct words.

Obsolete exc. dialect.

I. (Cf. flim-flam n. and adj., jim-jam n., whim-wham n.)

†1. apparently A personal ornament of little value; a pretty toy or trifle; a gewgaw. Obsolete.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > attention and judgement > beautification > types of ornamentation > [noun] > cheap or gaudy > gewgaw or trinket

baublec1330

gaudc1430

gayc1475

strincate1489

trim-tram1523

gewgawa1529

trinketa1533

toy1548

gaudy1555

baublery1583

trinkilo1631

jingle-jangle1640

prettiness1649

trinkum1665

knacka1677

knick-knack1682

trinkum-trankum1699

knick-knacket1793

knick-knackery1812

trankum1819

gaw1822

pretty1882

trinklet1897

mathom1954

tchotchke1968

1523 J. Skelton Goodly Garlande of Laurell 130 A trym tram for an horse myll it were a nyse thyng.

a1529 J. Skelton Tunnyng of Elynour Rummyng in Certayne Bks. (?1545) 76 After the Sarasyns gyse, With a whym wham, Knyt with a trym tram, Vpon her brayne pan.

1548 W. Patten Exped. Scotl. Pref. sig. c iv From y^e fondnes of his trimtrams and gugaws.

1560 T. Becon Jewel of Joy in Wks. II. 19 b A frenche hode wyth an edge of golde, besydes pearles and precious stons and suche other trime trames.

1667 F. Vernon Oxonium Poema 24 [Undergraduates] making Trimtrams with Rushes and flowers.

†2. An absurd or silly device or practice; an absurdity; a piece of nonsense. Obsolete.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > mental capacity > lack of understanding > foolishness, folly > absurdity, incongruity > [noun] > instance of

follyc1300

absurditya1525

mumpsimus1531

trim-tram1533

foppery1546

ridicle1570

fangle1583

delirium1599

monstruosity1601

adox1606

absurd1610

extravagancy1625

incongruitya1626

monstrosity1639

extravagant1644

extravagance1650

ridiculea1658

fadoodlea1670

ridiculous1674

irrationalitya1680

ridiculosity1773

whimsy-whamsy1807

absurdism1815

nonsensity1834

nonsensical1842

nonsensicalitya1850

fandango1856

fandangle1880

bollock1919

1533 T. More Answere Poysened Bk. iv. x. f. ccxvi^v I haue as you se so wel auoyded his gynnys and his grinnes and all his trymtrams.

?1550 R. Weaver Lusty Iuuentus in W. C. Hazlitt Dodsley's Sel. Coll. Old Eng. Plays (1874) II. 66 Holy kneeling, holy censings, And a hundred trim-trams mo.

1568 W. Fulwood Enimie Idlenesse i. sig. Bvij Whether that sorcerers do vse to ryde vpon a Byzom, and practise such other like trim trams.

1582 R. Stanyhurst tr. Virgil First Foure Bookes Æneis ii. 25 But loa, to what purpose do I chat such ianglerye trim trams?

1708 Brit. Apollo 3–7 Apr. I have some Thoughts with an old Trim Tram To venture on the Marriage Whim Wham.

3. In rhyming jingles; sometimes referring to similarity or equal treatment of two of different position. Now dialect. (Cf. giff-gaff n.)

ΘΚΠ

society > leisure > the arts > music > type of music > vocal music > a song > [noun] > refrain > specific refrain

friscajoly?1520

nonny-nonny?1535

nonny-noc1550

trim-tram1583

fa-la1595

Lillibullero1688

folderol1701

twinkum twankum1729

tol-de-rol1765

1583 B. Melbancke Philotimus (new ed.) sig. Diij ^v Trim tram, neither good for God nor man.

a1627 T. Middleton & W. Rowley Spanish Gipsie (1653) iv. sig. H Trim, tram, hang Master hang Man.

1681 Heraclitus Ridens 7 June 2/2 Well trim tram, like Master like man.

1762 T. Smollett Adventures Sir Launcelot Greaves II. xiii. 12 They thought you as great a nincompoop as your squire—trim tram, like master, like man.

1877 T. Gibson Legends Westmoreland 50 Trin tran, sike like master sike like man, A lazy life brings scant or scan.

†4. attributive or as adj.

ΚΠ

1615 E. Hoby Curry-combe v. 223 Wee dare not say the Master and man might bee trim-tram and confederate.

1632 R. Brome Northern Lasse i. v What a Trim-tram trick is this? the Master and the man both brain-cras'd.

1770 T. Bridges Burlesque Transl. Homer (rev. ed.) II. x. 140 He's telling some long trimtram story.

II. A shrimping net.

†5. A shrimp-net having a triangular wooden frame resting on the ground in front of the beam ( Funk's Stand. Dict.). attributive trim-tram man n. one who uses this net in shrimping. Obsolete.

ΘΚΠ

the world > food and drink > hunting > fishing > fishing-tackle > net > [noun] > for shrimps

trim-tram1590

shank-net1883

shank1962

the world > food and drink > hunting > fishing > fisher > [noun] > using net > using other types of net

trammeller1363

trim-tram man1746

halver1812

drift-netter1889

trek-netter1956

1590 Cal. State Papers, Domest. 692 Regulations for hooks..whitebait, shrimp leaps and trim trams.

1746 R. Griffiths Ess. Jurisdict. Thames 277 Index Draggermen (or Trim~trammen).

III. A gate.

6. A lych-gate; also a gate which opens in a V-shaped enclosure, a kissing-gate. dialect.

ΚΠ

1842 Church Builder Apr. 45 (note) In..parts of Devonshire and Cornwall Lichgates are called Trim-trams.

1893 G. E. Dartnell & E. H. Goddard Gloss. Words Wilts. Trim-tram, a gate which swings in a V-shaped enclosure of post and rail, so as to prevent cattle from passing through.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1914; most recently modified version published online March 2021).

单词	trim-tram
释义	trim-tramn.adj. /ˈtrɪmˈtram/ Forms: Also 1800s dialect trin tran. Etymology: In I. apparently a reduplication with vowel variation of trim adj.; in II. and III., apparently whimsical applications of I.; but perhaps distinct words. Obsolete exc. dialect. I. (Cf. flim-flam n. and adj., jim-jam n., whim-wham n.) †1. apparently A personal ornament of little value; a pretty toy or trifle; a gewgaw. Obsolete. ΘΚΠ the mind > attention and judgement > beautification > types of ornamentation > [noun] > cheap or gaudy > gewgaw or trinket baublec1330 gaudc1430 gayc1475 strincate1489 trim-tram1523 gewgawa1529 trinketa1533 toy1548 gaudy1555 baublery1583 trinkilo1631 jingle-jangle1640 prettiness1649 trinkum1665 knacka1677 knick-knack1682 trinkum-trankum1699 knick-knacket1793 knick-knackery1812 trankum1819 gaw1822 pretty1882 trinklet1897 mathom1954 tchotchke1968 1523 J. Skelton Goodly Garlande of Laurell 130 A trym tram for an horse myll it were a nyse thyng. a1529 J. Skelton Tunnyng of Elynour Rummyng in Certayne Bks. (?1545) 76 After the Sarasyns gyse, With a whym wham, Knyt with a trym tram, Vpon her brayne pan. 1548 W. Patten Exped. Scotl. Pref. sig. c iv From y^e fondnes of his trimtrams and gugaws. 1560 T. Becon Jewel of Joy in Wks. II. 19 b A frenche hode wyth an edge of golde, besydes pearles and precious stons and suche other trime trames. 1667 F. Vernon Oxonium Poema 24 [Undergraduates] making Trimtrams with Rushes and flowers. †2. An absurd or silly device or practice; an absurdity; a piece of nonsense. Obsolete. ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > lack of understanding > foolishness, folly > absurdity, incongruity > [noun] > instance of follyc1300 absurditya1525 mumpsimus1531 trim-tram1533 foppery1546 ridicle1570 fangle1583 delirium1599 monstruosity1601 adox1606 absurd1610 extravagancy1625 incongruitya1626 monstrosity1639 extravagant1644 extravagance1650 ridiculea1658 fadoodlea1670 ridiculous1674 irrationalitya1680 ridiculosity1773 whimsy-whamsy1807 absurdism1815 nonsensity1834 nonsensical1842 nonsensicalitya1850 fandango1856 fandangle1880 bollock1919 1533 T. More Answere Poysened Bk. iv. x. f. ccxvi^v I haue as you se so wel auoyded his gynnys and his grinnes and all his trymtrams. ?1550 R. Weaver Lusty Iuuentus in W. C. Hazlitt Dodsley's Sel. Coll. Old Eng. Plays (1874) II. 66 Holy kneeling, holy censings, And a hundred trim-trams mo. 1568 W. Fulwood Enimie Idlenesse i. sig. Bvij Whether that sorcerers do vse to ryde vpon a Byzom, and practise such other like trim trams. 1582 R. Stanyhurst tr. Virgil First Foure Bookes Æneis ii. 25 But loa, to what purpose do I chat such ianglerye trim trams? 1708 Brit. Apollo 3–7 Apr. I have some Thoughts with an old Trim Tram To venture on the Marriage Whim Wham. 3. In rhyming jingles; sometimes referring to similarity or equal treatment of two of different position. Now dialect. (Cf. giff-gaff n.) ΘΚΠ society > leisure > the arts > music > type of music > vocal music > a song > [noun] > refrain > specific refrain friscajoly?1520 nonny-nonny?1535 nonny-noc1550 trim-tram1583 fa-la1595 Lillibullero1688 folderol1701 twinkum twankum1729 tol-de-rol1765 1583 B. Melbancke Philotimus (new ed.) sig. Diij ^v Trim tram, neither good for God nor man. a1627 T. Middleton & W. Rowley Spanish Gipsie (1653) iv. sig. H Trim, tram, hang Master hang Man. 1681 Heraclitus Ridens 7 June 2/2 Well trim tram, like Master like man. 1762 T. Smollett Adventures Sir Launcelot Greaves II. xiii. 12 They thought you as great a nincompoop as your squire—trim tram, like master, like man. 1877 T. Gibson Legends Westmoreland 50 Trin tran, sike like master sike like man, A lazy life brings scant or scan. †4. attributive or as adj. ΚΠ 1615 E. Hoby Curry-combe v. 223 Wee dare not say the Master and man might bee trim-tram and confederate. 1632 R. Brome Northern Lasse i. v What a Trim-tram trick is this? the Master and the man both brain-cras'd. 1770 T. Bridges Burlesque Transl. Homer (rev. ed.) II. x. 140 He's telling some long trimtram story. II. A shrimping net. †5. A shrimp-net having a triangular wooden frame resting on the ground in front of the beam ( Funk's Stand. Dict.). attributive trim-tram man n. one who uses this net in shrimping. Obsolete. ΘΚΠ the world > food and drink > hunting > fishing > fishing-tackle > net > [noun] > for shrimps trim-tram1590 shank-net1883 shank1962 the world > food and drink > hunting > fishing > fisher > [noun] > using net > using other types of net trammeller1363 trim-tram man1746 halver1812 drift-netter1889 trek-netter1956 1590 Cal. State Papers, Domest. 692 Regulations for hooks..whitebait, shrimp leaps and trim trams. 1746 R. Griffiths Ess. Jurisdict. Thames 277 Index Draggermen (or Trim~trammen). III. A gate. 6. A lych-gate; also a gate which opens in a V-shaped enclosure, a kissing-gate. dialect. ΚΠ 1842 Church Builder Apr. 45 (note) In..parts of Devonshire and Cornwall Lichgates are called Trim-trams. 1893 G. E. Dartnell & E. H. Goddard Gloss. Words Wilts. Trim-tram, a gate which swings in a V-shaped enclosure of post and rail, so as to prevent cattle from passing through. 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