Word: knicking
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...snake skin which you may believe The serpent cast that tempted Eve. A fig-leaf apron, 'tis the same ' Which Adam wore to hide his shame . . . It is my wish, it is my glory to furnish your knick knackatory...
Before he died, Sloane willed his knick knackatory to the British nation, to be preserved for "the glory of God . .. and benefit of mankind." George II accepted, and the museum opened...
...KING's RATHSKELLER has the unique power to draw collegians from all parts of the East. Combinations of food, drink, and entertainment are offered in various proportions at the NUMBER ONE BAR, CERRUTI's the COQ ROUGE, and THE OLD KNICK. The COTILLION ROOM at the Pierre and the CARNAVAL ROOM at the Sherry-Netherlands are two top hotel night spots. The price range is a bit easier at the CAFE 68 of the Park Chambers...
...visitor to the untidy London flat might guess, it houses an old bachelor. In the sitting room, a hastily thrown coverlet drapes an obviously unmade bed. A litter of books, manuscripts and knick-knacks lines walls and floors like the twigs of a nest. Amiably at home in this cozy mess flutters a rare old bird, the dean of English letters, Edward Morgan Forster...
...Knick-knackery by Thackery...