Ginger, a showy, fast horse—as if he had been figged with GINGER under his tail; a red-haired man. Term commonly used in depreciation of a person’s appearance.
Ginger hackled, having flaxen, light yellow hair. Term originally used to describe a certain colour or colours in game-cocks.—See [HACKLE].
Gingerly, to do anything with great care.—Cotgrave.
Gingham, an umbrella. Term very common in London.
Gingumbob, a bauble.
Gin-spinner, a distiller, or rectifier of gin.
Give, to strike, to scold; “I’ll GIVE it to you,” i.e., I will thrash you. To lead to, in the sense of directions. Thus, in one of the Christmas numbers of All the Year Round we are told that “a side portal and a passage, dark at noon, GAVE upon Paradise Alley.” This usage of the word, from the French idiomatic use of donner, is becoming by no means uncommon.
Give in, to admit oneself defeated, to “throw up the sponge,” or “strike one’s flag.”
Give it mouth, a rude request to an actor or orator, which means, speak up. Low folk can fancy nothing higher in the way of encomium on an actor than, “He’s the cove to GIVE IT MOUTH—rather!”
Gladstone, cheap claret. Gladstone reduced the duty on French wines.