Fascinating page. But no, that's not it. See my above post.

"Pat Garard" apgarard-bigpond:net:au wrote in message
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It's generally regarded as Australian, but a number of sources suggest
that
it originated from an English (east midlands) dialect:
http://www.etymonline.com/index.php?term=dinkum
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dinkum#A_to_D
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Regards,
Pat Garard
Melbourne, Australia
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Suzanne (or anyone else): Have you ever come across the word 'dinkum' in
the context of Word/editing/book production? (Not the Australian term
'fair dinkum')