1659. Torriano, Vocabolario, q.v.
1690. B. E., Dict. of the Cant. Crew, s.v. Gently, softly, easily.
1759–67. Sterne, Tristram Shandy, vol. V., ch. v. My mother was going very gingerly in the dark.
1785. Grose, Vulg. Tongue, s.v. To go gingerly to work, i.e., to attempt a thing gently, or cautiously.
1874. Mrs. H. Wood, Johnny Ludlow, 1 S. 12, p. 207. The Squire went in gingerly, as if he had been treading on a spiked ploughshare.
Ginger-pop, subs. (colloquial).—1. Ginger-beer.
2. (rhyming).—A policeman; a slop (q.v.).
1887. Dagonet, Referee, 7 Nov., p. 7, c. 3. Ere her bull-dog I could stop, She had called a ginger-pop.
Ginger-snap, subs. (American).—A hot-tempered person, especially one with carrotty hair. [[148]]
Gingham, subs. (common).—An umbrella; specifically one of this material. For synonyms, see Mushroom.