mawkish mildly nauseating; having a slight sickly flavor. [< ME /mawk/ maggot] myiasis infestation of tissue or body cavities by maggots. maggot a fly larva; a whim. whigmaleerie a whim; a fanciful contrivance. nef (archaic) a table ornament in the form of a silver or gold ship, sometimes holding utensils. trangam "an odd gadget, gewgaw, trinket." orra (Scot.) irregular, occasional, miscellaneous. breloque a charm or trinket, esp. one on a watch chain. bibelot a small item which is rare, attractive, or curious. crank an eccentric notion; an exceptionally clever play on words or turn of speech. lumber useless miscellanea in storage; v.i. to become useless; v.t. to make a disordered heap of; to encumber with useless items; (North American) sawn timber. [allegedly: articles which burden one down, causing one to /lumber/ along.]