ginger jar
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of ginger jar
First recorded in 1880–85
Example Sentences
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Gibson, whose line of boldly patterned ginger jar lamps and tole trays tends toward the traditional, still likes a little boho style in her country picnics.
From Washington Post ● Jun. 22, 2016
My father unwrapped the package and took out a very large ginger jar.
From "Homesick" by Jean Fritz
Then how could a yellow ginger jar turn everything inside me upside down?
From "Homesick" by Jean Fritz
Chop the dates and preserved ginger; moisten with syrup from the ginger jar and a little lemon juice; cook as above, and use with bread or lady-fingers.
From Salads, Sandwiches and Chafing-Dish Dainties With Fifty Illustrations of Original Dishes by Janet McKenzie Hill
As I said, with that first dollar in the ginger jar representing the first actual saving I had ever effected in my whole life, my imagination became fired with new plans.
From One Way Out A Middle-class New-Englander Emigrates to America by William Carleton
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