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ginned

[jind]

–adjective Slang.

drunk; intoxicated; inebriated.

Origin:
1895–1900; gin ¹ + -ed ³

2 [jin]

noun, verb, ginned, gin⋅ning.

–noun

1.	cotton gin.

2.	a trap or snare for game.

3.	any of various machines employing simple tackle or windlass mechanisms for hoisting.

4.	a stationary prime mover having a drive shaft rotated by horizontal beams pulled by horses walking in a circle.

–verb (used with object)

5.	to clear (cotton) of seeds with a gin.

6.	to snare (game).

Origin:
1150–1200; ME gyn, aph. var. of OF engin engine

Related forms:

ginner, noun

3 [gin]

–verb (used without object), verb (used with object), gan, gun, gin⋅ning. Archaic.

to begin.

Origin:
1150–1200; ME ginnen, OE ginnan, aph. var. of onginnan, beginnen to begin

4 [jin]

noun, verb, ginned, gin⋅ning. Cards.

–noun

1.	Also called gin rummy. a variety of rummy for two players, in which a player with 10 or fewer points in unmatched cards can end the game by laying down the hand.

2.	the winning of such a game by laying down a full set of matched cards, earning the winner a bonus of 20 or 25 points.

–verb (used without object)

3.	to win a game in gin by laying down a hand in which all 10 cards are included in sets.

Origin:
1955–60; perh. special use of gin ¹

Link To Ginned

gin² (jĭn)

Any of several machines or devices, especially:
1. A machine for hoisting or moving heavy objects.
2. A pile driver.
3. A snare or trap for game.
4. A pump operated by a windmill.
A cotton gin.

tr.v. ginned, gin·ning, gins

[Middle English, from Old French, short for engin, skill; see engine.]

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