Jamaica ginger
Americannoun
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an alcoholic extract of ginger used as a flavoring.
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powdered ginger root used for medicinal purposes.
Etymology
Origin of Jamaica ginger
First recorded in 1810–20
Example Sentences
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Baker also helped the band to star in a television advertisement, currently airing in Britain, for Old Jamaica ginger beer, which features their version of Jerry Lee Lewis's "Great Balls of Fire".
From The Guardian • Jul. 24, 2010
The inclusion of the phosphoric acid ester of tricresol in the Jamaica ginger was an accident of careless manufacture.
From Time Magazine Archive
Jamaica ginger is an infusion of the peeled and ground roots of he ginger plant in alcohol.
From Time Magazine Archive
"Oh, I've jest been to borrow some Jamaica ginger from Mrs. Weatherby," explained Sol Peterkin, carefully closing the shutter after his entrance.
From The Deliverance; a romance of the Virginia tobacco fields by Glasgow, Ellen Anderson Gholson
Aunt Blin took some hot Jamaica ginger, and Bel filled a jug with boiling water, wrapped it in flannel, and tucked it into the bed at her feet.
From The Other Girls by Whitney, A. D. T. (Adeline Dutton Train)
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