gin

B2 · Upper Intermediate Countable noun

n. a machine used to separate the seeds from cotton fibers.

n. a machine, specifically a cotton gin, used to automate the separation of cotton fibers from their seeds.

“The invention of the cotton gin changed the textile industry forever.”

“Eli Whitney's patent for the cotton gin in 1794 significantly increased the speed of processing raw cotton for the global market.”

C2 · Proficiency Countable noun Technical

n. a machine or tripod used for lifting or moving very heavy objects.

n. a mechanical device or tripod equipped with a windlass and pulleys for hoisting heavy loads.

“The miners used a wooden gin to lift the heavy buckets of ore to the surface.”

“The historical site features a restored horse-drawn gin once used to pump water from the deep shafts of the local coal mine.”

C2 · Proficiency Countable noun Literary

n. a trap or snare used for catching small wild animals.

n. a mechanical trap or snare designed to capture game.

“The poacher set a wire gin in the woods to catch a rabbit.”

“In the old novel, the protagonist narrowly avoids a hidden gin set by the gamekeeper to deter trespassers.”

C1 · Advanced Technical

v. to use a machine to remove the seeds from cotton.

v. to process raw cotton through a gin to separate the fibers from the seeds.

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“The farmers had to gin all their cotton before they could sell it.”

“The facility was designed to gin thousands of pounds of raw cotton daily during the peak harvest season.”