Gimmer, subs. (Scots’).—An old woman. A variant of ‘cummer.’ Gin, subs. (Australian).—An Australian native woman. 1857. Kingsley, Two Years Ago, ch. xiii. An Australian settler’s wife bestows on some poor slaving gin a cast-off French bonnet. 1890. Hume Nisbet, Bail Up!, p. 30. 2. (Australian).—An old woman. For synonyms, see Geezer. Gin-and-gospel Gazette, subs. phr. (journalists’).—The Morning Advertiser: as the organ of the Licensed Victualling and Church of England party. Also the Tap-tub and beer-and-bible gazette. Gin-and-Tidy, adv. phr. (American).—Decked out in ‘best bib and tucker.’ A pun on ‘neat spirits.’ Gin-crawl, subs. (common).—A tipple (q.v.) on gin. 1892. A. Chevalier, ‘The Little Nipper.’ I used to do a gin crawl ev’ry night, An’ very, very often come ’ome tight. Gingambobs (or Jiggumbobs), subs. (common).—1. Toys; baubles. 1690. B. E. Dict. of the Cant. Crew, s.v. 1785. Grose, Vulg. Tongue, s.v. 2. (venery).—The testicles; also thingambobs. For synonyms, see Cods. Ginger, subs. (common).—1. A fast, showy horse; a beast that looks figged (q.v.). 1859. Notes and Queries, 17 Dec. p. 493. A ginger is a showy fast horse. 2. (common).—A red-haired person; carrots (q.v.). [Whence the phrase (venery) ‘Black for beauty, ginger for pluck.’] 1885. Miss Tennant in Eng. Illustrated Magazine, June, p. 605. The policemen are well known to the boys, and appropriately named by them. There is ‘Jumbo,’ too stout to run; ginger, the red-haired. 3. (common).—Spirit; dash; go (q.v.). To want ginger = to lack energy and pluck (q.v.). 1888. The World, 13 May. You will remark that your spinal column is requiring a hinge, and that considerable ginger is departing from your resolution to bear up and enjoy yourself. 1891. Gunter, Miss Nobody of Nowhere, p. 124. If father objects send him to me, I’ll take the ginger out of him in short order. 1892. R. L. Stevenson and L. Osbourne, The Wrecker; p. 207. Give her ginger, boys. Adj. (common).—Red-haired; foxy (q.v.); judas-haired (q.v.). Also ginger-pated, ginger-hackled, and gingery. 1785. Grose, Vulg. Tongue, s.v. Red-haired; a term borrowed from the cock-pit, where red cocks are called gingers. 1839. H. Ainsworth, Jack Sheppard, ch. xii. Somebody may be on the watch—perhaps that old ginger-hackled Jew. 1852. Dickens, Bleak House, ch. xix., p. 160. The very learned gentleman who has cooled the natural heat of his gingery complexion in pools and fountains of law, until he has become great in knotty arguments for term-time. 1878. M. E. Braddon, Cloven Foot, ch. iv. The landlady was a lean-looking widow, with a false front of gingery curls. Gingerbread, subs. (old).—1. Money: e.g., ‘He has the gingerbread’ = he is rich. 1690. B. E. Dict. of the Cant. Crew, s.v. 1785. Grose, Vulg. Tongue, s.v.