'Gibraltar rock' definitions:
Definition of 'Gibraltar rock'
From: GCIDE
- 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.]