ginger beer

noun

a soft drink similar to ginger ale but containing more ginger flavor.

Words nearby ginger beer

ging, gingal, ginge, ginger, ginger ale, ginger beer, ginger family, ginger group, ginger jar, ginger lily, ginger nut

Origin of ginger beer

First recorded in 1800–10

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Examples from the Web for ginger beer

Ginger-beer could also be procured, and there were suspicions that the bottles so called contained something contraband.
The Daisy Chain|Charlotte Yonge
"A ginger-beer bottle," ses Peter Russet, making faces at Ginger to keep quiet.
Captains All|W.W. Jacobs
"Sounds like a lot o' ginger-beer corks popping," thought Marty.
The Mission of Janice Day|Helen Beecher Long
Dick decided in favour of ginger-beer, and consented to be embraced again.
John Caldigate|Anthony Trollope

Jam-puffs with strawberry jam eaten in the odour of ginger-beer and eggshells!
Jeremy|Hugh Walpole

British Dictionary definitions for ginger beer

ginger beer

noun

a slightly alcoholic drink made by fermenting a mixture of syrup and root ginger

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