Emily Dickinson Lexicon

GE-NE'VA, n. [Fr. genevre or genievre, a juniper-berry; It. ginepra; Arm. genevra. The Spanish word is nebrina, and the tree is called enebro, Port. zimbro.]

A spirit distilled from grain or malt, with the addition of juniper-berries. But instead of these berries, the spirit is now flavored with the oil of turpentine. The word is usually contracted and pronounced gin. Encyc.