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Definition of Gin
Pronunciation: jĭn | prep. | 1. | Against; near by; towards; as, gin night. | | conj. | 1. | If. | | v. i. | 1. | To begin; - often followed by an infinitive without to; as, gan tell. See Gan. | | n. | 1. | A strong alcoholic liquor, distilled from rye and barley, and flavored with juniper berries; - also called Hollands and Holland gin, because originally, and still very extensively, manufactured in Holland. Common gin is usually flavored with turpentine. | | 1. | | | 1. | Contrivance; artifice; a trap; a snare. | | 2. | (Mining) A machine for raising or moving heavy weights, consisting of a tripod formed of poles united at the top, with a windlass, pulleys, ropes, etc. | | 3. | A machine for separating the seeds from cotton; a cotton gin. | | v. t. | 1. | To catch in a trap. | | 2. | To clear of seeds by a machine; as, to gin cotton. |
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