Wednesday, 2 February 2022

Tranklements

I always thought that “tranklements” was just one of my made up words used to describe some of the smaller bits and pieces I put together, but it turns out that it’s very much a “real” word ……………

“Tranklements is a Black Country word for small, precious, possessions and many homes had a tranklements drawer for storing these bits and pieces”

https://www.birminghammail.co.uk/news/local-news/birmingham-black-country-words-phrases-6514706

So, since I am originally from the Black Country, with an accent to match, the word must have somehow seeped into my psyche over the years, unnoticed, to raise its head again when I’m crafting and blogging.  How weird!

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Not only that, it’s very closely related to a whole range of condiments ………..

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1 comment:

  1. Cheryl W2 February 2022 at 03:04:00 GMT

    I love learning about word and adage origins. In fact, I have a book that includes the origins of a lot of the adages used here in the U.S.

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