gingering
Spicing things up
Gingering is the practice of applying an irritant—traditionally ginger root—to a horse's anus or vulva to make it carry its tail high and step more animatedly.
The technique, considered abusive, has been used to enhance appearance in show horses: The horse's unnaturally high tail carriage suggested gingering.
The term also covers any act of adding ginger to food or drink, or figuratively, adding zest or energy to something.
Lively vigor
- zestKeen enjoyment or peel
- vivacityAnimated spirit or energy
- animationTechnique creating movement illusion
- livelinessAnimated, energetic quality
vigor · vitality · verve · oomph · pizzazz · bounce · buoyancy · spiritedness
Cooking with dry heat
- cookiesSmall sweet baked goods
- sconesSmall quick breads
- marinadeSeasoned steeping liquid
- glazeThin lustrous coating
candied · seasoning · molasses · nutmeg · cinnamon · turmeric · galangal · curry
Shrewd, give-and-take negotiation
- auctionCompetitive public sale
- tailRear animal appendage
- deceptionIntentional misleading of others
- fraudIntentional criminal trickery
concealment · stimulant · suppository · showing · sale · trick · illegal · veterinary
pep
Lively vigor
- zestKeen enjoyment or peel
- vivacityAnimated spirit or energy
- animationTechnique creating movement illusion
liveliness · vigor · vitality · verve · oomph · pizzazz · bounce · buoyancy · spiritedness · sprightliness
baking
Cooking with dry heat
glaze · candied · seasoning · molasses · nutmeg · cinnamon · turmeric · galangal · curry · chai
horse trading
Shrewd, give-and-take negotiation
fraud · concealment · stimulant · suppository · showing · sale · trick · illegal · veterinary · competition
ginger, gingerly, gingerbread, gingers, gingery, gingered, pickled ginger, gingersnap, gingerroot