n. & v.
n. 1 a snare or trap. 2 a machine for separating cotton from its seeds. 3 a kind of crane and windlass.
v.tr. (ginned, ginning) 1 treat (cotton) in a gin. 2 trap. ginner n.
[ ME f. OF engin ENGINE ]
n. & v.
n. 1 a snare or trap. 2 a machine for separating cotton from its seeds. 3 a kind of crane and windlass.
v.tr. (ginned, ginning) 1 treat (cotton) in a gin. 2 trap. ginner n.
[ ME f. OF engin ENGINE ]
Concise Oxford English dictionary. Краткий оксфордский словарь английского языка. 2012