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.