gimcrack
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Origin of gimcrack
1325–75 for earlier sense; Middle English gib ( e ) crake; compare Middle English gibben to waver (< Old French giber to shake)
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The portrait of the race horse Gimcrack standing on the grounds of Newmarket Hall was commissioned by an English aristocrat, Frederick St. John, later 2nd Viscount Bolingbroke.
From New York Times • Sep. 7, 2011
McCririck maintained his stance on Sunday, describing the Gimcrack speech as "the No1 public-speaking slot in the sport" and saying that Wentworth's involvement "shames the whole of racing".
From The Guardian • Aug. 21, 2011
The painting, whose full title is Gimcrack On Newmarket Heath, with a Trainer, a Stable-lad, and a Jockey, was bought by the seller for £12,600 in 1951.
From BBC • Jul. 6, 2011
"Gimcrack On Newmarket Heath, With A Trainer, A Stable-lad, And A Jockey" depicts one of the most famous and successful horses of the day.
From Seattle Times • Apr. 6, 2011
Nicholas Gimcrack, therefore, who neglected the Care of his Family, to Pursue Butterflies, was a just Object of Ridicule, and we must give him up as fair Game to the satyrist.
From Benjamin Franklin; Self-Revealed, Volume I (of 2) A Biographical and Critical Study Based Mainly on his own Writings by Bruce, Wiliam Cabell
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