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gimcrack
gimcrack, n. and a. (ˈdʒɪmkræk) Forms: α. 4 gybe-, gibecrake, 7 jibcrack. β. 7 gimcracke, gincracke, 8 jem-, jimcrack, 9 dial. gimcrank, 7– gimcrack. [The 14th c. form gibecrake is perh. connected with OF. giber to shake (see jib v.); the primary sense may have been ‘a slight or flimsy ornament’. (F... Oxford English Dictionary
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Gimcrack
Gimcrack (1760 – after 1777) was an English thoroughbred racehorse. Lady Sarah Lennox wrote of Gimcrack in a letter dated to 12 July 1765: Racing career Despite his small stature, Gimcrack was widely successful, winning wikipedia.org
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gimcrack
gimcrack/ˈdʒɪmkræk; `dʒɪmˌkræk/ adj[attrib 作定语]worthless; flimsy; badly made 无价值的; 不结实的; 粗制滥造的 gimcrack ornaments 劣质的饰物. 牛津英汉双解词典
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Gimcrack Stakes (disambiguation)
The Gimcrack Stakes is a horse race run at York Racecourse in England. Wales, Australia Gimcrack Stakes (PR), a Perth Racing horse race run at Ascot Racecourse in Western Australia, Australia wikipedia.org
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Gimcrack & Bunkum
"Gimcrack & Bunkum" is Boardwalk at its best." References External links "Gimcrack & Bunkum" at HBO.com "Gimcrack & Bunkum" review by Noel Murray (23 October 2011) for The A.V. wikipedia.org
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jimcrack
jimbol, jimcrack obs. ff. gimbal, gimcrack. Oxford English Dictionary
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Gimcrack Stakes (ATC)
History Name The event is named after Gimcrack, a successful English racehorse in the 18th century. Gimcrack won twenty-seven times in a career of thirty-six races. wikipedia.org
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gincracke
gincracke obs. form of gimcrack. Oxford English Dictionary
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Gimcrack Stakes (PR)
History The event is named after Gimcrack, a successful English racehorse in the 18th century. Gimcrack won twenty-seven times in a career of thirty-six races. wikipedia.org
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gimcracky
gimcracky, a. (ˈdʒɪmkrækɪ) [f. gimcrack n. + -y3.] Of the nature of a gimcrack.1820 C. Edwards in Blackw. Mag. (1824) XVI. 661/1 How the gardens of the Thuilleries were commended to me!—with their..parterres..gaudy white statues, and water in basins thirty feet superficial—All so fine prepense, and ... Oxford English Dictionary
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gimcracking
† ˈgimcracking, vbl. n. Obs. [f. gimcrack n. + -ing1.] Dealing in gimcracks. Also attrib.1709 Brit. Apollo II. No. 22. 3/1, I..find now in spight of all Gimcracking Labors, Vert'oso's are Cuckolds as well as their Neighbors. Ibid. No. 56. 3/1 For tho' Gimcracking's my chief Labor, I'd fain be though... Oxford English Dictionary
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gimcrackery
gimcrackery (ˈdʒɪmkrækərɪ) [f. gimcrack n. + -ery.] Gimcracks collectively.1779 Franklin Let. Wks. 1889 VI. 422, I am glad the enemy have left something of my gimcrackery that is capable of affording you pleasure. You are therefore very welcome to the use of my electrical and pneumatic machines as l... Oxford English Dictionary
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Bel Bolide
He campaigned in Europe for three years, winning the Gimcrack Stakes in 1980. Racing career European career Bel Bolide raced in Britain as a two-year-old in 1980, winning three of his six races including the Group Two Gimcrack Stakes wikipedia.org
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jib-crack
jib-crack obs. variant of gimcrack. Oxford English Dictionary
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Medley (horse)
He was sired by Gimcrack, a grandson of the Godolphin Arabian; his dam, Arminda, was sired by Snap out of Miss Cleveland (by Regulus). Much like his sire, Gimcrack, Medley often passed his small height and gray coloring to his offspring, but still sired "the best racers of his day". wikipedia.org
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