Geneʹva (g soft),
contracted into Gin. Originally made from malt and juniper-berries. (French, genièvre, a juniper berry.)
contracted into Gin. Originally made from malt and juniper-berries. (French, genièvre, a juniper berry.)
Entry taken from Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, edited by the Rev. E. Cobham Brewer, LL.D. and revised in 1895.