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
Then how could a yellow ginger jar turn everything inside me upside down?
From "Homesick" by Jean Fritz
My father unwrapped the package and took out a very large ginger jar.
From "Homesick" by Jean Fritz
Every Saturday night I brought home my fifteen dollars, and Ruth took out three for the rent, five for household expenses, and put seven in the ginger jar.
From One Way Out A Middle-class New-Englander Emigrates to America by Carleton, William
Rosemary lifted the lid of the Canton ginger jar.
From Rainbow Hill by Gooch, Thelma
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