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gingersnap

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gin⋅ger⋅snap

[jin-jer-snap]
–noun
a small, brittle cookie flavored with ginger and molasses.
Also called, British, ginger nut.


Origin:
1795–1805; ginger + snap
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gin·ger·snap   (jĭn'jər-snāp')   
n.  A flat brittle cookie spiced with ginger and sweetened with molasses.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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