~ 1
■ noun
1》 a clear alcoholic spirit distilled from grain or malt and flavoured with juniper berries.
2》 (also ~ rummy ) a form of the card game rummy.
Ori~
C18: abbrev. of genever .
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~ 2
■ noun
1》 a machine for separating cotton from its seeds.
2》 a machine for raising and moving heavy weights.
3》 a trap for catching small game.
■ verb ( ~s , ~ning , ~ned ) treat (cotton) in a ~.
Derivatives
~ner noun
~nery noun
Ori~
ME (in the sense 'a tool or device, a trick'): from OFr. en~ (see en~e ).
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~ 3
■ noun Austral. offensive an Abori~al woman.
Ori~
from Dharuk diyin 'woman, wife'.