We were asked to bestow any little trinket or nick-NACK exposed to view.
"Across Asia on a Bicycle"
Thomas Gaskell Allen and William Lewis Sachtleben
John's way was by a certain NACK of shifting the shutters, whereby he opened a speedy entrance for himself; and as he knew in how great danger his life was from each of these attempts, so he never made them but upon shops or houses where so large a booty might be expected as might prevent his being under necessity of thieving again in a week or two's time.
"Lives Of The Most Remarkable Criminals Who have been Condemned and Executed for Murder, the Highway, Housebreaking, Street Robberies, Coining or other offences"
Arthur L. Hayward
What a NACK you have got, Judith!
"Norston's Rest"
Ann S. Stephens