Inning

3 definitions found

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

  Inn \Inn\ ([i^]n), v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Inned} ([i^]nd); p. pr.
     & vb. n. {Inning}.]
     To take lodging; to lodge. [R.] --Addison.
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:



  Inning \In"ning\, n. [AS. innung, fr. in in, prep. & adv.]
     1. Ingathering; harvesting. [Obs.] --Holland.
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     2. The state or turn of being in; specifically, in cricket,
        baseball, etc., each period during which both teams get
        one turn each at bat; as, in baseball there are nine
        innings to a complete game; -- often in the pl. Hence: The
        turn or time of a person, or a party, in power; as, the
        Whigs went out, and the Democrats had their innings.
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     3. pl. Lands recovered from the sea. --Ainsworth.
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From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  inning
       n : a period of play in baseball during which each team has a
           turn at bat [syn: {frame}]