English contemporary dictionary. 2014.
Feague — An 1811 dictionary states: to feague a horse is to put ginger up a horse’s fundament, and formerly, as it is said, a live eel, to make him lively and carry his tail well. It is said, a forfeit is incurred by any horse dealer’s servant, who shall… … Wikipedia
ginger — I. noun Etymology: Middle English, alteration of Old English gingifer, from Medieval Latin gingiber, alteration of Latin zingiber, from Greek zingiberi, of Indo Aryan origin; akin to Pali siṅgivēra ginger Date: before 12th century 1. a. (1) a… … New Collegiate Dictionary
Anthony Powell — Anthony Dymoke Powell, CH, CBE (December 21, 1905 ndash;March 28, 2000) was an English novelist best known for his twelve volume work A Dance to the Music of Time , published between 1951 and 1975. According to his memoirs, Powell rhymes with… … Wikipedia
Nellie Cameron — in 1930 Nellie Cameron (1910–1953), known as The Kiss of Death Girl , was a notorious Sydney prostitute in the 1920s and 1930s, who was featured extensively in the 2011 Australian television mini series Underbelly: Razor. Cameron was associated… … Wikipedia
ginger — I UK [ˈdʒɪndʒə(r)] / US [ˈdʒɪndʒər] noun [uncountable] a thick light brown root with a strong flavour that is used as a spice in cooking Derived word: gingery adjective II UK [ˈdʒɪndʒə(r)] / US [ˈdʒɪndʒər] adjective 1) containing or tasting of… … English dictionary
ginger up — phrasal verb [transitive] Word forms ginger up : present tense I/you/we/they ginger up he/she/it gingers up present participle gingering up past tense gingered up past participle gingered up to make something more interesting and exciting … English dictionary
ginger up — verb make more interesting or lively juice up a party pep up your paper • Syn: ↑jazz up, ↑juice up, ↑pep up • Hypernyms: ↑enliven, ↑liven, ↑ … Useful english dictionary
