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 Gingerly.Ginnunga Gap. 
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E. Cobham Brewer 1810–1897. Dictionary of Phrase and Fable. 1898.
 
Gingham.
 
So called from Guingamp, a town in Brittany, where it was originally manufactured (Littré). A common playful equivalent of umbrella.   1
 


 Gingerly.Ginnunga Gap. 

 
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