Gingham, subs. (common).—An umbrella; specifically one of this material. For synonyms, see Mushroom.
1868. Miss Braddon, Trail of the Serpent, Bk. I., ch. vii. Mr. Peters therefore took immediate possession by planting his honest gingham in a corner of the room.
1889. Sportsman, 2 Feb. It would really put a premium on the many little mistakes of ownership concerning ginghams at present so common.
Gingle-boy, subs. (old).—A coin;
latterly a gold piece. Also
Gingler. See Actual and
Canary.
1622. Massinger and Dekker, Virgin Martyr, ii., 2. The sign of the gingleboys hangs at the door of our pockets.
Gingumbobs. See Gingambobs.
Ginicomtwig, verb. (venery).—To
copulate. For synonyms, see
Ride.
1598. Florio, Worlde of Wordes, Scuotere il pellicione. To ginicomtwig or occupie a woman.
Gin-lane (or Trap), subs (common).—1.
The throat. For
synonyms, see Gutter-alley.
Gin-trap, also = the mouth.
For synonyms, see Potato-trap.
1827. Egan, Anecdotes of the Turf, p. 67. Never again could . . . he feel his ivories loose within his gin-trap.
2. (common).—Generic for the habit of drunkenness.
1839. Ainsworth, Jack Sheppard [1889], p. 6. Let me advise you on no account to fly to strong waters for consolation, Joan. One nail drives out another, it's true; but the worst nail you can employ is a coffin nail. Gin Lane's the nearest road to the churchyard.
Gin-mill, subs. (American).—A
drinking saloon. For synonyms,
see Lush-crib.
1872. Belgravia, Dec. 'A Presidential Election.' Then goes off to rejoin his comrades, to adjourn to the nearest gin-mill.
Ginnified, subs. (common).—Dazed,
or stupid, with liquor.
Ginnums, subs. (common).—An
old woman: especially one fond
of drink.
Ginny, subs. (old).—A housebreaker's
tool; see quot., 1754.
1690. B. E., Dict. of the Cant. Crew, s.v.
1754. Scoundrels' Dict. An instrument to lift up a grate or grating, to steal what is in the window. 'The ninth is a ginny, to lift up the grate, If he sees but the Lurry, with his Hooks he will bait.'
1785. Grose, Vulg. Tongue, s.v.
Gin-penny, subs. (costermongers').—Extra
profit, generally spent in
drink.
Gin-slinger, subs. (common).—A
gin-drinker. For synonyms, see
Lushington.
Gin-spinner, subs. (old).—A
distiller; a dealer in spirituous
liquors. Cf., Ale-spinner.
1785. Grose, Vulg. Tongue, s.v.
1827. Egan, Anecdotes of the Turf, p. 179. Just as she was about to toddle to the gin-spinner's for the ould folk and lisp out for a quartern of Max.
1888. F. Green, in Notes and Queries, 7 S., vi., 153. I have always understood that a gin spinner is a distiller who makes gin, but could never find out why so called.
Gin-twist, subs. (common).—A
drink composed of gin and sugar,
with lemon and water.
1841. Comic Almanac, p. 271 What, for instance, but gin-twist could have brought Oliver Twist to light?
