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gibraltar rock
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Gibraltar \Gi*bral"tar\, n.
1. A strongly fortified town on the south coast of Spain,
held by the British since 1704; hence, an impregnable
stronghold.
[Webster 1913 Suppl.]
2. A kind of candy sweetmeat, or a piece of it; -- called, in
full, Gibraltar rock.
[Webster 1913 Suppl.]
