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 Gimmer (g soft),Gin’evra (g soft). 
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E. Cobham Brewer 1810–1897. Dictionary of Phrase and Fable. 1898.
 
Gin Sling.
 
A drink made of gin and water, sweetened and flavoured. “Sling” = Collins, the inventor, contracted into c’lins, and perverted into slings.   1
 


 Gimmer (g soft),Gin’evra (g soft). 

 
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