jan 1, 1657 - trinket
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A diminutive of ‘trink’, that is a kind of fixed fishing net used in rivers. 1657 <i>And further the statute 2 Hen. VI ... doth ... forbid the puttinge or settinge of any nets called trincketts ... for takeing of fish, </i>Wetherby (YAJ15/465).
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