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Bag of shells

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Noun
  1. 1
    Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see bag, shell.
  2. 2
    A trifle.

    "For an ordinary intellect, yes, but for me a mere bagatelle, or bag-of-shells, as the ancients have it."

Etymology

Misconstruction of bagatelle (“trifle”).

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