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Ginning

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gin

2  [jin] noun, verb, ginned, gin⋅ning.
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–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

gin

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

gin

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
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gin 2   (jĭn)   
n.  

  1. 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.

  2. A cotton gin.

tr.v.   ginned, gin·ning, gins

  1. To remove the seeds from (cotton) with a cotton gin.

  2. To trap in a gin.


[Middle English, from Old French, short for engin, skill; see engine.]
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
Copyright © 2009 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved.
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Word Origin & History

gin  (n.1)
"type of distilled drinking alcohol," 1714, shortening of geneva, alt. (by influence of the Swiss city) from Du. genever "juniper" (because the alcohol was flavored with its berries), from O.Fr. genevre, from L. juniperus "juniper." Gin rummy first attested 1941.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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