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Miniment :: Miniment (n.) A trifle; a trinket; a token.

Fuss :: Fuss (v. i.) To be overbusy or unduly anxious about trifles; to make a bustle or ado.

Dilly-dally :: Dilly-dally (v. i.) To loiter or trifle; to waste time.

Chassepot :: Chassepot (n.) A kind of breechloading, center-fire rifle, or improved needle gun..

Pool :: Pool (n.) In rifle shooting, a contest in which each competitor pays a certain sum for every shot he makes, the net proceeds being divided among the winners..

Vive :: Vive () Long live, that is, success to; as, vive le roi, long live the king; vive la bagatelle, success to trifles or sport..

Voltigeur :: Voltigeur (n.) One of a picked company of irregular riflemen in each regiment of the French infantry.

Quiddler :: Quiddler (n.) One who wastes his energy about trifles.

Mantelet :: Mantelet (n.) A musket-proof shield of rope, wood, or metal, which is sometimes used for the protection of sappers or riflemen while attacking a fortress, or of gunners at embrasures; -- now commonly written mantlet..

Whiffler :: Whiffler (n.) One who whiffles, or frequently changes his opinion or course; one who uses shifts and evasions in argument; hence, a trifler..

Rifleman :: Rifleman (n.) A soldier armed with a rifle.

Knickknack :: Knickknack (n.) A trifle or toy; a bawble; a gewgaw.

Trifle :: Trifle (v. t.) To make of no importance; to treat as a trifle.

Bullet :: Bullet (n.) A missile, usually of lead, and round or elongated in form, to be discharged from a rifle, musket, pistol, or other small firearm..

Pin :: Pin (n.) Hence, a thing of small value; a trifle..

Toy :: Toy (v. i.) To dally amorously; to trifle; to play.

Rifleman :: Rifleman (pl. ) of Riflema.

Shilly-shally :: Shilly-shally (v. i.) To hesitate; to act in an irresolute manner; hence, to occupy one's self with trifles..

Shilly-shally :: Shilly-shally (n.) Irresolution; hesitation; also, occupation with trifles..

Palter :: Palter (v. t.) To trifle with; to waste; to squander in paltry ways or on worthless things.

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