·noun A kind of plain sweet cake seasoned with ginger, and sometimes made in fanciful shapes.
A cake made of treacle, flour, and grated ginger; also money. He has the gingerbread; he is rich. ...
Dictionary of The Vulgar Tongue by Francis Grose
North out of Lamb Alley, Bishopsgate, in Bishopsgate Ward Without (Rocque, 1746-Elmes, 1831). Some ...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
Gilding and carving: these terms are particularly applied by seamen on board Newcastle colliers, to ...
Luxurious quarters "Gingerbread-hatches on shore." ...
The Sailor's Word-Book
Profusely carved decorations of a ship. ...
East out of Old Change, in Bread Street Ward, small and ordinary (Strype, ed. 1720-Boyle, 1799). Si...