Ginning

5 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Gin \Gin\ (g[i^]n), v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Gan} (g[a^]n), {Gon}
     (g[o^]n), or {Gun} (g[u^]n); p. pr. & vb. n. {Ginning}.] [OE.
     ginnen, AS. ginnan (in comp.), prob. orig., to open, cut
     open, cf. OHG. inginnan to begin, open, cut open, and prob.
     akin to AS. g[imac]nan to yawn, and E. yawn. [root]31. See
     {Yawn}, v. i., and cf. {Begin}.]


     To begin; -- often followed by an infinitive without to; as,
     gan tell. See {Gan}. [Obs. or Archaic] "He gan to pray."
     --Chaucer.
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Gin \Gin\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Ginned}; p. pr. & vb. n.
     {Ginning}.]
     1. To catch in a trap. [Obs.] --Beau. & Fl.
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     2. To clear of seeds by a machine; as, to gin cotton.
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Ginning \Gin"ning\, n. [See {Gin}, v. i.]
     Beginning. [Obs.] --Chaucer.
     [1913 Webster]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  ginning
       See {gin}

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  gin
       n 1: strong liquor flavored with juniper berries
       2: a trap for birds or small mammals; often has a noose [syn: {snare},
           {noose}]
       3: a machine that separates the seeds from raw cotton fibers
          [syn: {cotton gin}]
       4: a form of rummy in which a player can go out if the cards
          remaining in their hand total less than 10 points [syn: {gin
          rummy}, {knock rummy}]
       v 1: separate the seeds from (cotton) with a cotton gin
       2: trap with a snare; "gin game"
       [also: {ginning}, {ginned}, {gan}]